балаган

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See also: балаҕан

Russian

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Persian بالاخانه (bâlâxâne, upper room), via a Turkic language.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bəɫɐˈɡan]
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Noun

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балага́н (balagánm inan (genitive балага́на, nominative plural балага́ны, genitive plural балага́нов)

  1. booth, show-booth
  2. show; farce; low farce; buffoonery
  3. fuss
    Чего вы тут балаган устроили?
    Čevo vy tut balagan ustroili?
    Why are you making such a fuss here?
  4. (Siberia and the Far East) a summer hut, a saeter

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