nounfeminine
substitute
- de
- Ersatz / Stellvertreter
- nl
- vervanger / plaatsvervanger
- tr
- yedek / vekil
- kmr
- Guhartoyeke bedel.
exchange
- de
- Austausch / Tausch
- nl
- uitwisseling / ruil
- tr
- değişim / takas
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.
- de
- Berdel: Brauttausch zwischen zwei Familien
- nl
- berdel: huwelijksruil van vrouwen tussen twee families
- tr
- berdel: iki aile arasında kız değişimiyle evlilik geleneği
Etymology
From ber (“in front”) + dêl (“place, stead”). Sense 2 was gained under the influence of Arabic/Turkish bedel.