балалайка

Crimean Tatar

Balalaika.

Noun

балалайка (balalayka)

  1. (music) balalaika (a Russian stringed musical instrument with a triangular body).

See also

Russian

Парень с балалайкой

Etymology

From dialectal балаба́йка (balabájka), from onomatopoeic балабай- (balabaj-) + -ка (-ka). Compare with балабо́нить (balabónitʹ), балагу́рить (balagúritʹ), бала́кать (balákatʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bəɫɐˈɫajkə]
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Noun

балала́йка • (balalájka) f inan (genitive балала́йки, nominative plural балала́йки, genitive plural балала́ек)

  1. (music) balalaika

Declension

Descendants

See the translation section of balalaika.

Further reading

Yakut

Etymology

From Russian балалайка (balalajka).

Noun

балалайка • (balalayka)

  1. (music) balalaika

Further reading

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