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)

1. (dated, Turkism) fool

Declension

declension of budala (singular only)

	singular
m gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) budala	budalaul
genitive/dative	(unui) budala	budalaului
vocative	budalaule

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

Usage notes

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

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

Quotations

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

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

1. fool
2. idiot
3. simpleton

Usage notes

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

Declension

First feminine declension (a-stem) , fixed accent
nom. sing.	budála
gen. sing.	budále
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	budála	budáli	budále
genitive rodȋlnik	budále	budȃl	budȃl
dative dajȃlnik	budáli	budálama	budálam
accusative tožȋlnik	budálo	budáli	budále
locative mẹ̑stnik	budáli	budálah	budálah
instrumental orọ̑dnik	budȃlo	budálama	budálami
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	budȃla , budȃlo	budȃli	budȃle

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)

1. fool
2. idiot
3. simpleton

Synonyms

• aptal
• abdal