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балалайка

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Crimean Tatar

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Balalaika.

Noun

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балалайка (balalayka)

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

See also

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Russian

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Парень с балалайкой

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bəɫɐˈɫajkə]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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балала́йка (balalájkaf inan (genitive балала́йки, nominative plural балала́йки, genitive plural балала́ек)

  1. (music) balalaika

Declension

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Descendants

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See the translation section of balalaika.

Further reading

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Yakut

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Etymology

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From Russian балалайка (balalajka).

Noun

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балалайка (balalayka)

  1. (music) balalaika

Further reading

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