budala

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”).

budala m (uncountable)

1. (dated, Turkism) fool

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بدلا (budala), from Arabic بُدَلَاء (budalāʔ), plural of بَدَل (badal) and بَدِيل (badīl).

• IPA^(key): /budǎla/
• Hyphenation: bu‧da‧la

budàla f (Cyrillic spelling буда̀ла)

1. fool
2. idiot
3. simpleton

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

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

• “budala”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian budàla, Ottoman Turkish بدلا (budala), from Arabic بُدَلَاء (budalāʔ), plural of بَدَل (badal) and بَدِيل (badīl).

• IPA^(key): /budàːla/
• Hyphenation: bu‧da‧la

budála f

1. fool
2. idiot
3. simpleton

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

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• “budala”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “budala”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

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”).

budala (definite accusative budalayı, plural budalalar)

1. fool
2. idiot
3. simpleton

• aptal
• abdal