Zhaleika
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Zhaleika is a noun meaning A Russian (or broader Slavic) wind instrument with one or two pipes.
Meaning
A Russian (or broader Slavic) wind instrument with one or two pipes.
Example Sentences
Zhaleika playing I cherish the zhaleika given to me by the self-taught craftsman as a precious souvenir.
We played music for hours: Polish folk songs; church music; and three songs I'd improbably adapted for our zhaleikas, "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" because my singing along to that record had caused more groans in our house than anything else, and "Your Song" and "Hey Jude." […] She put my instrument in my hands and she extracted her own zhaleika from the bag she'd carried mine in.
Word Forms
- zhaleikas
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include balalayka, balalaika, balalajka, valiha, kaval, kantele.
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