Substantivfeminin
Ersatz / Stellvertreter
- en
- substitute
- nl
- vervanger / plaatsvervanger
- tr
- yedek / vekil
- kmr
- Guhartoyeke bedel.
Austausch / Tausch
- en
- exchange
- nl
- uitwisseling / ruil
- tr
- değişim / takas
Berdel: Brauttausch zwischen zwei Familien
- en
- A tradition of exchanging and marrying women between two families, especially when one side did not get the desired wife (so a substitute is given instead) and mostly to make peace.
- nl
- berdel: huwelijksruil van vrouwen tussen twee families
- tr
- berdel: iki aile arasında kız değişimiyle evlilik geleneği
Herkunft
From ber (“in front”) + dêl (“place, stead”). Sense 2 was gained under the influence of Arabic/Turkish bedel.