Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
budža. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
budža, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
budža in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
budža you have here. The definition of the word
budža will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
budža, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
By metathesis from Ottoman Turkish جب (cübb), from Arabic جُبّ (jubb, “cistern, well; pit, fosse”).
Pronunciation
Noun
búdža f (Cyrillic spelling бу́џа)
- (regional, obsolete) cudgel, club
- (regional, obsolete) pit
- (regional, obsolete) prison
- a powerful person; figurehead, kingpin, bigwig
Declension
References
- “budža”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024