ਮਸਤ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مست (mast). Compare Hindi मस्त (mast).

Adjective

ਮਸਤ • (mast) (Shahmukhi spelling مست)

1. intoxicated, inebriated, drunk
2. (figurative) excited, exhilarated
3. (figurative) happy, gay, carefree, indifferent

Derived terms

• ਮਸਤਣਾ (mastaṇā, “be intoxicated”, verb)
• ਮਸਤੇਵਾਂ m (mastevā̃, “intoxication”)

Related terms

• ਬਦਮਸਤ (badmast, “intoxicated”, adjective)
• ਮਸਤਾਨਾ (mastānā, “wanton”, adjective)
• ਮਸਤੀ f (mastī, “intoxication”)

Further reading

• “ਮਸਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮਸਤ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.