बदमाश

See also: बदमाशी

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bəd̪.mɑːʃ/, [bɐd̪.mäːʃ]

Adjective

बदमाश • (badmāś) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بدمعاش)

1. evil, wicked
2. mischievous (of children)

Noun

बदमाश • (badmāś) m (Urdu spelling بدمعاش)

1. scoundrel, goon, criminal

   Synonyms: गुंडा (guṇḍā), दुष्ट (duṣṭ)

Declension

Declension of बदमाश (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बदमाश badmāś	बदमाश badmāś
oblique	बदमाश badmāś	बदमाशों badmāśõ
vocative	बदमाश badmāś	बदमाशो badmāśo

Descendants

• → English: badmash