balalaika

• balalajka, balalayka

From Russian балала́йка (balalájka).

• IPA^(key): /bæləˈlaɪkə/

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• Rhymes: -aɪkə

balalaika (plural balalaikas or balalaiki)

1. A plucked stringed instrument with a triangular body, short neck and three strings, of Russian origin.

• balalaikist

• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

• 2003. Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World Part 1 ..., Volume 2. "Balalaika". Edited by John Shepherd, David Horn, Dave Laing, Paul Oliver, Peter Wicke. Pg. 407.

Borrowed from Russian балала́йка (balalájka).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /balalaˈika/ [ba.la.laˈi.ka]
• Rhymes: -ika
• Syllabification: ba‧la‧lai‧ka

balalaika (plural balalaika-balalaika)

1. (music) balalaika

• “balalaika”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

From Russian балала́йка (balalájka).

• IPA^(key): /bɑlɑlɑjkɑ/
• Rhymes: -ɑ

balalaika m (definite singular balalaikaen, indefinite plural balalaikaer, definite plural balalaikaene)

1. a balalaika (string instrument)

• “balalaika” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Russian балала́йка (balalájka).

balalaika m (definite singular balalaikaen, indefinite plural balalaikaar or balalaikaer, definite plural balalaikaane or balalaikaene)

1. a balalaika (string instrument))

• “balalaika” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.