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Ukrainian
Etymology
From бала́кання (balákannja) + -и́на (-ýna).
Pronunciation
Noun
балакани́на • (balakanýna) f inan (genitive балакани́ни, uncountable)
- chatter (talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk)
- blather, jibber-jabber (meaningless talk)
- Synonym: базі́кання n (bazíkannja)
- chit-chat, nattering (light conversation; casual talk, usually about trivial matters)
Declension
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “балаканина”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2010), “балаканина”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (а – бязь), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “балаканина”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “балаканина”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “балаканина”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “балаканина”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “балаканина”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)