बदनाम

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بدنام (bad-nām). By surface analysis, बद (bad, “bad”) +‎ नाम (nām, “name”).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bəd̪.nɑːm/, [bɐd̪̚.nä̃ːm]

Adjective

बदनाम • (badnām) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بدنام)

  1. notorious, ill-famed, infamous
    बदनाम करना ― badnām karnā ― to slander, speak ill of
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