балија

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Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From an Ottoman Turkish personal name (Turkish Bāli), from Arabic بَالِي (bālī, worn, threadbare, antiquated).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bǎlija/
  • Hyphenation: ба‧ли‧ја

Noun[edit]

ба̀лија m (Latin spelling bàlija)

  1. (derogatory, ethnic slur) a Bosniak or a person of Bosniak descent

Declension[edit]