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
NounEdit
budàla f (Cyrillic spelling буда̀ла)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of budala
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.
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}}})