بداوا

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Vulgarized form of Persian باد آورد (bâd-âvard), from باد (bâd, “wind”) and آورد (âvard, “borne”).

Adverb

بداوا • (bedava)

  1. gratis, free of charge, for free, freely, costlessly, gratuitously
    Synonyms: امكسز (emeksiz), پاره‌سز (parasız), جابا (caba)
  2. (derogatory) very cheaply, for nothing, in a cheap manner

Descendants

  • Turkish: bedava
  • → Armenian: պէտավա (pētava)
  • → Bulgarian: ⇒ Бедаваджиев (Bedavadžiev)
  • → Crimean Tatar: bedava
  • → Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: бада̀ва
    Latin script: badàva

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