budala

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

budàla f (Cyrillic spelling буда̀ла)

1. fool
2. idiot
3. simpleton

Declension

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 notes

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

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:budala.

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Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بدلا (budala), from Arabic اَبْدَال pl (abdāl) 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”).

Noun

budala (definite accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])

1. fool
2. idiot
3. simpleton

Synonyms

• aptal
• abdal