बदनाम

See also: बदनामी

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

Related terms

• बदनामी (badnāmī)