बदनाम

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بدنام (bad-nām). By surface analysis, बद (bad, bad) +‎ नाम (nām, name).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bəd̪.nɑːm/, [bɐd̪̚.nä̃ːm]

Adjective

बदनाम • (badnām) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بدنام)

  1. notorious, ill-famed, infamous
    बदनाम करनाbadnām karnāto slander, speak ill of