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будала

/[bodɐˈɫa]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    colloquialderogatorydupe, fall guy, juggins
  2. 2.
    colloquialderogatoryfool, simpleton, ass, booby, dolt, chump, ninny, puppethead, fathead, nincompoop, gander
    • правя се на будала

      pravja se na budalaplay the fool

  3. 3.
    colloquialderogatoryeasy game, easy mark, easy meat

Etymology

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

Forms

  • будала́canonical • feminine • masculine
  • budaláromanization
  • будала́indefinite • singular
  • будали́indefinite • plural
  • будала́таdefinite • singular
  • будали́теdefinite • plural
Vocative
Singular
буда́ло
Plural
будали́

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