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budala

budala

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

budàla f (Cyrillic spelling буда̀ла)

  1. fool
  2. idiot
  3. simpleton

Declension

Usage notes

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

Quotations

  • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:budala.

Turkish

Etymology

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).

Noun

budala (definite accusative }}}, plural }}})

  1. fool
  2. idiot
  3. simpleton

Synonyms