ਮਸਤ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مست (mast). Compare Hindi मस्त (mast).

Adjective

ਮਸਤ • (mast) (Shahmukhi spelling مست)

  1. intoxicated, inebriated, drunk
  2. (figurative) excited, exhilarated
  3. (figurative) happy, gay, carefree, indifferent

Derived terms
  • ਮਸਤਣਾ (mastaṇā, “be intoxicated”, verb)
  • ਮਸਤੇਵਾਂ m (mastevā̃, “intoxication”)
  • ਬਦਮਸਤ (badmast, “intoxicated”, adjective)
  • ਮਸਤਾਨਾ (mastānā, “wanton”, adjective)
  • ਮਸਤੀ f (mastī, “intoxication”)

Further reading
  • “ਮਸਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮਸਤ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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