Balachka

English

Etymology

From regional Russian бала́чка (baláčka, “conversation, chat”), from the regional Russian verb бала́кать (balákatʹ, “to talk, to chat”) (compare Ukrainian Ukrainian бала́чка (baláčka), бала́кати (balákaty)).

Proper noun

Balachka

1. The dialects spoken by Cossacks living in Russia, heavily influenced by Ukrainian dialects but features akanye, like standard and central Russian.

Translations

Russian regional dialect

• Belarusian: бала́чка f (baláčka)
• French: balatchka m
• German: Balatschka n
• Russian: бала́чка (ru) f (baláčka)
• Ukrainian: бала́чка (uk) f (baláčka)

See also

• Surzhyk
• Trasyanka