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Etymology edit

From Ottoman Turkish بداوا (bedâva) (Turkish bedava), from Persian باد هوا (bâd-e havâ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /badǎʋa/
  • Hyphenation: ба‧да‧ва

Adverb edit

бада̀ва (Latin spelling badàva)

  1. (regional) free, for free, gratis
  2. (regional) cheap, inexpensive, affordable
  3. (regional) in vain, futile
  4. (regional, intensifier) indeed, really

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