বদমাইশ

Bengali

Alternative forms

• বদমাশ (bodmaś)
• বদমায়েশ (bodmaẏeś)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بدمعاش (badma'āš), from بد (bad, “bad”), and Arabic مَعَاش (maʕāš, “life, living, livelihood”). Cognate with Hindi बदमाश (badmāś) and English badmash.

Pronunciation

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

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

Adjective

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

1. evil, wicked, immoral

Noun

বদমাইশ • (bodmaiś)

1. (often derogatory) scoundrel, rascal, criminal

Derived terms

• বদমাইশি (bodmaiśi)

Related terms

• বদ (bod)
• আয়েশ (aẏeś)
• আয়েশা (aẏeśa)