балалайка

Crimean Tatar edit

 
Balalaika.

Noun edit

балалайка (balalayka)

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

See also edit

Russian edit

 
Парень с балалайкой

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [bəɫɐˈɫajkə]
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Noun edit

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

  1. (music) balalaika

Declension edit

Descendants edit

See the translation section of balalaika.

Further reading edit

Yakut edit

Etymology edit

From Russian балалайка (balalajka).

Noun edit

балалайка (balalayka)

  1. (music) balalaika

Further reading edit