ਬਦਮਾਸ਼

Punjabi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Iranian *watah
    Classical Persian بَد (bad)
    Arabic عَاشَ (ʕāša)
    Arabic مَعَاش (maʕāš)bor.
    Classical Persian مَعَاش (ma'āš)
    Classical Persian بَدْمَعَاش (badma'āš)bor.
    Urdu بَدْمَعَاش (badma'āś)bor.
    Punjabi ਬਦਮਾਸ਼ (badmāś)

    Borrowed from Urdu بَدْمَعَاش (badma'āś), borrowed from Classical Persian بَدْمَعَاش (badma'āš), from بَد (bad) + مَعَاش (ma'āš).

    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, 2025
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