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

Related terms

• 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, 2024