будала

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /budəˈla/

Etymology

From Arabic plural abdāl of singular بَدَل (badal) or بَدِيل (badīl).

Noun

будала (budalá) m and f

1. (colloquial) dupe, fall guy, juggins
2. (colloquial) fool, simpleton, ass, booby, dolt, chump, ninny, puppethead, fathead, nincompoop, gander

   правя се на будала - play the fool

3. (colloquial) easy game, easy mark, easy meat

Inflection

inflection of будала

	singular	plural
indefinite	будала	будали
definite	будалата	будалите
vocative form	будало	будали

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Macedonian

Etymology

From Turkish budala, from Arabic plural abdāl of singular بَدَل (badal) or بَدِيل (badīl)

Noun

будала (budala) f (pl: будали)

Note: Although the word itself is feminine, it can also be applied to a masculine person without any change.

1. fool
2. idiot
3. simpleton

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بوداله (budala), from Arabic plural abdāl of singular بَدَل (badal) or بَدِيل (badīl).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /budǎla/
• Hyphenation: бу‧да‧ла

Noun

буда̀ла f (Latin spelling budàla)

1. fool
2. idiot
3. simpleton

Declension

    declension of будала

	singular	plural
nominative	буда̀ла	будале
genitive	будале	буда́ла̄
dative	будали	будалама
accusative	будалу	будале
vocative	будало	будале
locative	будали	будалама
instrumental	будалом	будалама

Usage notes

Although the word itself is feminine, it can also be applied to a masculine person without any change.

Quotations

• For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.