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balalaiki

UK/bæləˈlaɪkɪ/

balalaiki is the plural of balalaika.

Meaning of balalaika

Noun

balalaika (plural balalaikas or balalaiki)

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

Origin of balalaiki

From the Russian балала́йки (balalájki), the nominative plural form of балала́йка (balalájka).

Questions about balalaiki

What is balalaiki the plural of?
Balalaiki is the plural of balalaika.
How do you pronounce balalaiki?
Balalaiki is pronounced /bæləˈlaɪkɪ/ (UK).

Words near balalaiki in the dictionary

  1. Balakrishnan
  2. Balakrishnans
  3. Balala
  4. balalaika
  5. balalaikas
  6. balalaiki
  7. balalaikist
  8. balalaikists
  9. balalajka
  10. balalajkas
  11. balalayka

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Adapted from Wiktionary: balalaiki (page history and authors); balalaika (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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