चश्म-ए-बद

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چَشْمِ بَد (čašm-i bad), from چَشْم (čašm) +‎ ◌ِ +‎ بَد (bad). By surface analysis, चश्म (caśma) +‎ -ए- (-e-) +‎ बद (bad).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəʃ.meː bəd̪/, [t͡ʃɐʃ.meː‿bɐd̪]

Noun

चश्म-ए-बद • (caśm-e-badm (Urdu spelling چشم بد)

  1. evil eye

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