বদমাইশ

Bengali

Alternative forms

বদমাশ (bodmaś)
বদমায়েশ (bodmaẏeś)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ‎ (badmaʕāš), from ‎ (bad, “bad”) +‎ ‎ (maʕāš, “life, living, livelihood”), ultimately from Arabic عَاشَ‎ (ʕāša, “to live”). Cognate with Hindi बदमाश (badmāś) and English badmash.

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /bɔd̪mai̯ʃ/, [bɔd̪mai̯ʃ]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /bɔd̪mai̯ʃ/, [bɔd̪mai̯ʃ]

Adjective

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

evil, wicked, immoral

Noun

বদমাইশ • (bodmaiś)

(often derogatory) scoundrel, rascal, criminal

Derived terms

বদমাইশি (bodmaiśi)

Related terms

বদ (bod)
আয়েশ (aẏeś)
আয়েশা (aẏeśa)

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