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Balachka

Balachka proper noun: the dialects spoken by Cossacks living in Russia, heavily influenced by Ukrainian dialects but features akanye, like standard and central Russian.

Proper noun

Balachka

  1. The dialects spoken by Cossacks living in Russia, heavily influenced by Ukrainian dialects but features akanye, like standard and central Russian.

Origin of Balachka

From regional Russian бала́чка (baláčka, “conversation, chat”), from the regional Russian verb бала́кать (balákatʹ, “to talk, to chat”) (compare Ukrainian Ukrainian бала́чка (baláčka), бала́кати (balákaty)).

Questions about Balachka

What does Balachka mean?
Balachka means the dialects spoken by Cossacks living in Russia, heavily influenced by Ukrainian dialects but features akanye, like standard and central Russian.
What part of speech is Balachka?
Balachka is a proper noun.

Words near Balachka in the dictionary

  1. balace
  2. balaces
  3. Balachandran
  4. Balachandrans
  5. balachaung
  6. Balachka
  7. balachong
  8. Balaci
  9. Balaciu
  10. balaclava
  11. balaclava helmet

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