দুষ্ট

Bengali

Alternative forms

• দুষ্টু (duśṭu)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit দুষ্ট (duṣṭa). Related to the verb দুষ্যতি (duṣyati, “to be bad, sin, spoil (the mind)”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d̪uʃʈo/, [ˈd̪uʂʈoˑ], /d̪uʃʈu/, [ˈd̪uʂʈuˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /d̪uʃto/, [ˈd̪uʃtoˑ], [ˈd̪ustoˑ], /d̪uʃtu/, [ˈd̪uʃtuˑ], [ˈd̪ustuˑ]

Noun

দুষ্ট • (duśṭo)

1. rascal, rogue, wicked person

Adjective

দুষ্ট • (duśṭo) (comparative আরও দুষ্ট, superlative সবচেয়ে দুষ্ট)

1. wicked, evil
2. corrupt, base