balalaika

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balalaika

  • /bæləˈlaɪkə/

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From Russian балала́йка (balalájka).

noun balalaikas · balalaiki · balalajka · balalayka

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

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noun Russian instrument

Españolbalalaica
한국어발랄라이카 ballallaika
日本語バラライカ bararaika
中文巴拉萊卡 /巴拉莱卡 bālāláikǎ, 巴拉萊卡琴 /巴拉莱卡琴 bālāláikǎ-qín, 三角琴 sānjiǎoqín
हिन्दीबालालय्का bālālaykā
Kiswahilibalalaika
Portuguêsbalalaica
Françaisbalalaïka
DeutschBalalaika
Italianobalalaika
Ελληνικάμπαλαλάικα balaláika
Românăbalalaică
Русскийбалала́йка balalájka
Tiếng Việtbalalaica, balalaika
العربيةبَالَالَايْكَا bālālāykā
עבריתבָּלָלַיְקָה balalayka

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@misc{balalaika_2026,
  title = {balalaika},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/balalaika},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}