budala

== Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed 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 m (uncountable) (dated, Turkism) fool ==== Declension ==== == 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) fool, idiot, simpleton ==== Usage notes ==== Although the word itself is feminine, it can also be applied to a masculine person without any change. ==== Declension ==== ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:budala. === Further reading === “budala”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Slovene == === Etymology === Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian budàla, Ottoman Turkish بدلا (budala), from Arabic بُدَلَاء (budalāʔ), plural of بَدَل (badal) and بَدِيل (badīl). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /budàːla/ Hyphenation: bu‧da‧la === Noun === budála f fool idiot simpleton ==== Usage notes ==== Although the word itself is feminine, it can also be applied to a masculine person without any change. ==== Declension ==== === References === “budala”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran “budala”, in Termania, Amebis See also the general references == 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 budalayı, plural budalalar) fool idiot simpleton ==== Synonyms ==== aptal abdal