budala

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Serbo-CroatianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish بدلا ‎(budala), from Arabic بُدَلَاء ‎(budalāʾ), plural of بَدَل ‎(badal) and بَدِيل ‎(badīl).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /budǎla/
• Hyphenation: bu‧da‧la

NounEdit

budàla f ‎(Cyrillic spelling буда̀ла)

1. fool
2. idiot
3. simpleton

DeclensionEdit

Declension of budala

	singular	plural
nominative	budàla	budale
genitive	budale	budálā
dative	budali	budalama
accusative	budalu	budale
vocative	budalo	budale
locative	budali	budalama
instrumental	budalom	budalama

Usage notesEdit

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

QuotationsEdit

• For usage examples of this term, see Citations:budala.

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TurkishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Ottoman Turkish بدلا ‎(budala), from Arabic اَبْدَال ‎(abdāl, plural) 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 {{{1}}}, plural {{{2}}})

1. fool
2. idiot
3. simpleton

SynonymsEdit

• aptal
• abdal