жалейка

Russian

FWOTD – 11 December 2015

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʐɨˈlʲejkə] (phonetic respelling: желе́йка)

Noun

жале́йка (žaléjka) f inan (genitive жале́йки, nominative plural жале́йки, genitive plural жале́ек)

  1. zhaleika (Russian wind instrument)

Declension

Synonyms

  • жаломейка (žalomejka)

Derived terms

  • жале́йковый (žaléjkovyj)
  • жале́йщик (žaléjščik)

References

  • Šanskij N. M., editor (1973), жалейка”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 5, Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 274
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