budala
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ottoman Turkish بدلا (budala), from Arabic اَبْدَال pl (abdāl) of singular بديل, بَدَل (badal, “a substitute; a good, religious man; saint”), بَدَل (badal, “a substitute; a good, religious man; saint”), from بَدَلَ (badala, “to replace”).
NounEdit
budala m (uncountable)
DeclensionEdit
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| m gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) budala | budalaul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) budala | budalaului |
| vocative | budalaule | |
Serbo-CroatianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بدلا (budala), from Arabic بُدَلَاء (budalāʾ), plural of بَدَل (badal) and بَدِيل (badīl).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
budàla f (Cyrillic spelling буда̀ла)
Usage notesEdit
Although the word itself is feminine, it can also be applied to a masculine person without any change.
DeclensionEdit
QuotationsEdit
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:budala.
TurkishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ottoman Turkish بدلا (budala), from Arabic اَبْدَال pl (abdāl) of singular بديل, بَدَل (badal, “a substitute; a good, religious man; saint”), بَدَل (badal, “a substitute; a good, religious man; saint”), from بَدَلَ (badala, “to replace”).
NounEdit
budala (definite accusative budalayı, plural budalalar)