Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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By metathesis from Ottoman Turkish جب (cübb), from Arabic جُبّ (jubb, cistern, well; pit, fosse).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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бу́џа f (Latin spelling búdža)

  1. (regional, obsolete) cudgel, club
  2. (regional, obsolete) pit
  3. (regional, obsolete) prison
  4. a powerful person; figurehead, kingpin, bigwig

Declension

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References

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  • буџа” in Hrvatski jezični portal