балалайка

Crimean Tatar

Noun

балалайка (balalayka)

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

See also

Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

балала́йка • (balalájkaf 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