будала
/[bodɐˈɫa]/
Bulgariannoun
Definitions
- 1.colloquialderogatorydupe, fall guy, juggins
- 2.colloquialderogatoryfool, simpleton, ass, booby, dolt, chump, ninny, puppethead, fathead, nincompoop, gander
правя се на будала
pravja se na budala — play the fool
- 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
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Vocative | буда́ло | будали́ |
Vocative
Singular
буда́ло
Plural
будали́