badava

Catalan

Verb

badava

1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of badar

Italian

Verb

badava

1. third-person singular imperfect indicative of badare

Paumarí

Noun

badava m

1. the son of a woman's sister
2. the son of a man's brother

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /badǎʋa/
• Hyphenation: ba‧da‧va

Adverb

badàva (Cyrillic spelling бада̀ва)

1. (regional) free of charge, for free, gratis
2. (regional) cheaply, inexpensively, affordably
3. (regional) in vain, futile
4. (regional, dated, intensifier) indeed, really

Synonyms

• džaba
• (for free): besplatno
• (cheaply): jeftino
• (in vain): uzalud

References

• “badava” in Hrvatski jezični portal