বদমাইশ

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • বদমাশ (bodmaś)
  • বদমায়েশ (bodmaẏeś)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بدمعاش (badma'āš), from بد (bad, “bad”), and Arabic مَعَاش (maʕāš, “life, living, livelihood”). Cognate with Hindi बदमाश (badmāś) and English badmash.

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /bɔd̪mai̯ʃ/, [ˈbɔd̪mai̯ʃ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /bɔd̪mai̯ʃ/, [ˈbɔd̪mai̯ʃ]

Adjective

বদমাইশ • (bodmaiś) (comparative আরও বদমাইশ, superlative সবচেয়ে বদমাইশ)

  1. evil, wicked, immoral

Noun

বদমাইশ • (bodmaiś)

  1. (often derogatory) scoundrel, rascal, criminal

Derived terms

  • বদমাইশি (bodmaiśi)
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