बदमाश

See also: बदमाशी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بدمعاش (badma'āš), from بد (bad, “bad”) + معاش (ma'āš, “livelihood”), from Arabic مَعَاش (maʕāš).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bəd̪.mɑːʃ/, [bɐd̪.mäːʃ]

Adjective

बदमाश • (badmāś) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بدمعاش)

  1. evil, wicked
  2. mischievous (of children)

Noun

बदमाश • (badmāś) m (Urdu spelling بدمعاش)

  1. scoundrel, goon, criminal
    Synonyms: गुंडा (guṇḍā), दुष्ट (duṣṭ)

Declension
Declension of बदमाश (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct बदमाश
badmāś		 बदमाश
badmāś
oblique बदमाश
badmāś		 बदमाशों
badmāśõ
vocative बदमाश
badmāś		 बदमाशो
badmāśo

Descendants
  • → English: badmash
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