жалейка

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Etymology

From жалея́ (žalejá, zhaleika; pipe) + -ка (-ka, diminutive suffix), from жале́ть (žalétʹ, to pity, feel sorry) + -ея (-eja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):  (phonetic respelling: желе́йка)

Noun

жале́йка (žaléjkaf inan (genitive жале́йки, nominative plural жале́йки, genitive plural жале́ек)

  1. zhaleika (Russian wind instrument)
    Synonym: жаломейка (žalomejka)

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References

  • Shansky, N. M., editor (1973), “жалейка”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), volume 1, number 5 (Д, Е, Ж), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 274