ބަދު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian بَد. Cognate to Urdu بَد (bad)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə.d̪u/, [bə.d̪u]
• Hyphenation: ބަ‧ދު

Adjective

ބަދު • (badu) 

1. bad, wicked, evil, malicious, vicious, vile

   Synonyms: ގޯސް (gōs), އަސްބަ (asba), ވެޑެ (veḍe)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބަދު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 25