Etymology

zhaleika

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Today it means: A Russian (or broader Slavic) wind instrument with one or two pipes. Full definition →

Russian жале́йка
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromжале́йка
  2. English todayzhaleika

From Russian жале́йка (žaléjka).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.