ਮਸਤ

See also: ਮਸਤੀ

Punjabi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-
    Proto-Indo-European *-tós
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *matˢtás
    Classical Persian مَسْت (mast)bor.
    Punjabi ਮਸਤ (masat)

    Borrowed from Classical Persian مَسْت (mast). First attested as Old Punjabi ਮਸਤੁ (masatu). Compare Hindi मस्त (mast).

    Adjective

    ਮਸਤ • (mast) (indeclinable, Shahmukhi spelling مَسْت)[1][2]

    1. intoxicated, inebriated, drunk
    2. (figurative) excited, exhilarated
    3. (figurative) happy, gay, carefree, indifferent

    Derived terms

    • ਮਸਤਣਾ (mastaṇā, “be intoxicated”, verb)
    • ਮਸਤੇਵਾਂ m (mastevā̃, “intoxication”)
    • ਬਦਮਸਤ (badmast, “intoxicated”, adjective)
    • ਮਸਤਾਨਾ (mastānā, “wanton”, adjective)
    • ਮਸਤੀ f (mastī, “intoxication”)

    References

    More information
    1. ^ “ਮਸਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
    2. ^ Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮਸਤ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 736.
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