балија

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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ба̀лија m (Latin spelling bàlija)

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

Declension

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