balija

See also: Balija

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From an Ottoman Turkish personal name (Turkish Bāli), from Arabic بَالِي (bālī, “worn, threadbare, antiquated”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bǎlija/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧li‧ja

Noun

bàlija m anim (Cyrillic spelling ба̀лија)

  1. (derogatory, ethnic slur) a Bosniak or a person of Bosniak descent

Declension

Declension of balija
singular plural
nominative bàlija balije
genitive balije bȁlījā
dative baliji balijama
accusative baliju balije
vocative balijo balije
locative baliji balijama
instrumental balijom balijama
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