Appendix:Serbo-Croatian palindromes

This appendix lists palindromes in Serbo-Croatian.

List of palindromes

Words

These are written in the Latin script. See the entries themselves for their Cyrillic equivalents.

aba (a type of cloth)
ada (“river or lake island”)
Ada (a female given name)
aga (“agha”)
aha (“aha”)
ala (“dragon”)
Ana (a female given name)
anona (type of tropical plant)
apokopa (“apocope”)
ara (“macaw”)
arara (“Australian cockatoo”)
bob (“broad bean”)
cic (“printed calico”)
Ćić (an inhabitant of Ćićarija)
dovod (“pipe”)
dud (“mulberry”)
geg (“gag”)
ići (“to go”)
ili (“or”)
imami (“imams”)
ini (“others”)
jerej (“priest”)
joj (“ouch”)
kajak (“kayak”)
kapak (“eyelid”)
kinik (“cynic”)
kisik (“Oxygen”)
Krk (a Croatian island, literally “neck”)
kuk (“hip”)
kuluk (“moil”)
ljulj (“Lolium perenne, a grass”)
melem (“salve”)
monom
Nadan (a male given name)
naljuljan (“swung”)
Natan (“Nathan”, a male given name)
napipan (“felt, touched”)
neražaren (“unignited”)
neven (“marigold”)
Nin (a Croatian city)
oho (“oho”)
oko (“eye, around”)
ono (“that, it”)
oro (“hora”)
Oto (a male given name)
ovo (“this”)
Pilip (“Philip”, a male given name)
pokop (“burial”)
pop (“priest”)
potop (“flood”)
pup (“bud”)
radar (“radar”)
ranar (“healer”)
ratar (“farmer”)
reper (“rapper”)
rever (“lapel”)
rotator
rotor
sos (“sauce”)
sukus (“essence”)
šaš (“Acorus, a genus of plants”)
šiš (“shish”)
tanat (“Tannic acid salt”)
tat (“thief”)
teget (“navy blue”)
teret (“burden”)
Tit (“Titus”, a male given name)
topot (“trample”)
varav (“tricky”)
zalaz (“sunset”)

Phrases

A Baraba? – And Barabbas?
A bela leba! – The white bread!!!
A čaj jača. – And tea makes you stronger.
A mene tu ni minute nema. – And I wasn't here for a minute.
A Mica dopunjava Vanju podacima. – And Mica is supplementing Vanja with data.
A peta baba tepa. – And the fifth crone is babbling.
A riba bira. – And a fish is choosing.
Aci kokica. – A small hen to Aco.
Aci purica ili Aci rupica. – A small turkey to Aco or a small hole to Aco.
Acina Anica. – Aco's Anica.
Al' eto, Kate mi imetak otela. – But Kate has stolen my possession.
Ana nabra par banana. – Ana picked a couple of bananas.
Ana voda Radovana. – Ana walks Radovan.
Ana voli Milovana. – Ana loves Milovan.
Ani vratila Dada litar vina. – Dada returned a litre of wine to Ana.
Anja sebe sanja. – Ana is dreaming of herself.
Anja voli milovanja. – Anja likes petting.
Arap para. – An Arab is ripping.
Aroma mora. – Flavour of the sea.
As osoli lososa. – The ace has salted a salmon.
Avda tera jareta dva. – Avda drives two young goats.
Daj Ivoni novi jad. – Give Ivona a new sorrow.
E sine, ženi se! – Son, get married!
Edo gaji jagode. – Edo grows strawberries.
Ele žele žele. – Ellas want jelly.
Enise, sine! – Enis, my son!
Ero ratar ore. – The farmer Ero is ploughing.
Evo love! – Here's the money!
Evo sada sove. – Here is an owl.
Evo vidi divove. – Here look at the giants.
Gola Maja jede jaja malog. – Naked Maja eats little's eggs.
I Ćiri papirići. – Small papers to Ćiro also.
I Desa kraj jarka sedi. – Desa sits near the dich too.
I Job boji. – Job is also painting.
I jogurt ujutru goji. – In the morning even yogurt makes you fat.
I lipu pili. – He/she also saws a lime tree.
I Ljubo bulji. – Ljubo is also staring.
I lovu voli. – He/she loves money too.
I Maru urami. – Also put Mara in a frame.
I miš uz'o lozu Šimi. – And a mouse took grape brandy from Šime.
I on ukrao arku Noi. – And he stole the ark from Noah.
I Radu po noktu žut konop udari. – And yellow rope hits Rada on her nail.
I tele ne leti. – A calf doesn't fly too.
Ida super repu sadi. – Ida plants super turnip.
Ide Neven Edi. – Neven goes to Edo.
Ideje jedi! – Eat ideas!
Idemo medi. – Let's go to the teddy bear.
Idi, Milane, na Lim, idi! – Milan, go to (the river of) Lim, go!
Idu ljeta, pate ljudi. – Years pass, people suffer.
Imaju Arapi i para u jami. – Arabs have also money in the hole.
Imamo ono o mami. – We have that thing about mom.
Ivo lovi. – Ivo hunts.
Ivo puru povi. – Ivo bandaged a turkey.
Ivo, gore rogovi! – Ivo, the horns are burning!
Izo vozi. – Izo drives.
Izo vreće šije da Deji šećer vozi. – Izo sews sacks to transport sugar to Deja.
Jači pop popi čaj. – Stronger priest has drunk a (cup of) tea.
Kaj sir ima miris jak! – What a strong smell has the cheese!
Kamen nema k? – Stone doesn't have a (letter) k?
Kata bi i batak. – Kate would also like a drumstick.
Kuma pali lila pamuk. – Godmother burns violet cotton.
Kuma pere pamuk. – Godmother washes cotton.
Kupili puk. – They bought common people.
Lomi mol. – It breaks the wharf.
Mače jede ječam. – A young cat eats barley.
Maja sa Nedom ode na sajam. – Maja went with Neda on a fair.
Medeja, ja jedem! – Medeja, I'm eating!
Na Limu Milan. – Milan (is) on (the river of) Lim.
Na pužu župan. – The county head is on the snail.
Na sebe je besan. – He is mad on himself.
Nadan Ivi kivi na dan. – Nadan (gives) a kiwifruit per day to Ivo/Iva.
Nakrao Arkan! – Arkan has stolen a lot!
Navi uru Ivan. – Ivan wound a clock.
Nema Kata kamen. – Kate doesn't have a stone.
Nema pop amen. – A priest doesn't have an amen.
Oko Ana jaja na oko. – (There are) fried eggs around Anas.
One mu režu uže rumeno. – They are cutting him the reddish rope.
Oni vole belo vino. – They like white wine.
Ore, pili mili Pero. – Dear Pero plows and saws.
Oruđa doda Đuro. – Đuro passes tools.
Otu auto. – A car to Oto.
Ovo je muka, kume Jovo. – This is a passion, godfather John.
Perica reže raci rep. – Perica is cutting the duck's tail.
Robi ti kiti bor. – Robbie is decorating the pine tree for you.
Ružan Edo ode na žur. – Ugly Edo has gone to a party.
Sava zidar radi za vas. – Sava the bricklayer works for you.
Sava zidar gradi za vas. – Sava the bricklayer builds for you.
Savo dečak sada skače do vas. – The boy Savo is just going to pay you a short visit.
Sir ima miris. – Cheese has a smell.
Šuti Tituš. – Tituš is silent.
Tupan Edo ode na put. – Stupid Edo has gone to a trip.
U maju udovica baci vodu u jamu. – In May a widow throws water in a pit.
U Rabu Ivan uru navi u baru. – In (the city of) Rab Ivan wound a clock in a bar.
U Rami Dora rodi Maru. – In Rama Dora bore Mara.
U Rimu idu ljudi u miru. – In Rome people go in peace.
U Rimu imami umiru. – Imams die in Rome.
U Rimu umiru. – They die in Rome.
U Šidu Alen i Nela udišu. – In Šid Alen and Nela inhale.
U Šidu udišu. – In Šid they inhale.
U Kini buljavi Iva ljubi Niku. – In China walleyed Iva kisses Nika.
Udari ratar i Radu. – The farmer hit Rada also.
Uguraj u jarugu. – Push it into a ravine.
Ujak ima radar, a mi Kaju. – The uncle has a radar, and we have Kaja.
Ujedi ideju! – Bite an idea!
Ukinuti tuniku! – Ban tunic!
Voli li lov? – Does he/she like hunting?

List of palindromes

Words

Phrases

See also