Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From бала́кання (balákannja) +‎ -и́на (-ýna).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bɐɫɐkɐˈnɪnɐ]
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Noun

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балакани́на (balakanýnaf inan (genitive балакани́ни, uncountable)

  1. chatter (talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk)
  2. blather, jibber-jabber (meaningless talk)
    Synonym: базі́кання n (bazíkannja)
  3. chit-chat, nattering (light conversation; casual talk, usually about trivial matters)

Declension

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