ਬਦਮਾਸ਼

Punjabi

Etymology

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

Adjective

ਬਦਮਾਸ਼ • (badmāś) (Shahmukhi spelling بدمعاش)

  1. wicked, depraved, immoral
  • ਬਦਮਾਸ਼ੀ f (badmāśī, “wicked act”)

Noun

ਬਦਮਾਸ਼ • (badmāś) m (Shahmukhi spelling بدمعاش)

  1. rascal, rowdy, hooligan, rogue

Further reading
  • “ਬਦਮਾਸ਼”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
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