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Noun [Crimean Tatar]

Forms: balalayka [romanization]
Head templates: {{head|crh|noun|tr=balalayka}} балалайка (balalayka)
  1. (music) balalaika (a Russian stringed musical instrument with a triangular body). Related terms: balalayka

Noun [Russian]

IPA: [bəɫɐˈɫajkə] Audio: Ru-балалайка.ogg
Etymology: From dialectal балаба́йка (balabájka), from onomatopoeic балабай- (balabaj-) + -ка (-ka). Compare with балабо́нить (balabónitʹ), балагу́рить (balagúritʹ), бала́кать (balákatʹ). Etymology templates: {{af|ru||-ка|alt1=балабай-}} балабай- (balabaj-) + -ка (-ka) Head templates: {{ru-noun+|балала́йка|*}} балала́йка • (balalájka) f inan (genitive балала́йки, nominative plural балала́йки, genitive plural балала́ек) Forms: балала́йка [canonical], balalájka [romanization], балала́йки [genitive], балала́йки [nominative, plural], балала́ек [genitive, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], балала́йка [nominative, singular], балала́йки [nominative, plural], балала́йки [genitive, singular], балала́ек [genitive, plural], балала́йке [dative, singular], балала́йкам [dative, plural], балала́йку [accusative, singular], балала́йки [accusative, plural], балала́йкой [instrumental, singular], балала́йкою [instrumental, singular], балала́йками [instrumental, plural], балала́йке [prepositional, singular], балала́йках [plural, prepositional]
  1. (music) balalaika

Noun [Yakut]

Forms: balalayka [romanization]
Etymology: From Russian балалайка (balalajka). Etymology templates: {{bor|sah|ru|балалайка}} Russian балалайка (balalajka) Head templates: {{head|sah|noun|tr=balalayka}} балалайка • (balalayka)
  1. (music) balalaika
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          "balalaika",
          "balalaika#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music) balalaika"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "балалайка"
}

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