budala

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Serbo-Croatian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Ottoman Turkish بدلا (budala), from Arabic plural abdāl of singular بَدَل (badal) or بَدِيل (badīl).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /budǎla/
  • Hyphenation: bu‧da‧la

Noun [edit]

budàla f (Cyrillic spelling буда̀ла)

  1. fool
  2. idiot
  3. simpleton

Declension [edit]

Usage notes [edit]

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

Quotations [edit]


Turkish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Arabic plural abdāl of singular بَدَل (badal) or بَدِيل (badīl)

Noun [edit]

budala

  1. fool
  2. idiot
  3. simpleton

Synonyms [edit]