how to pronounce батюшка

/ˈbatʲʊʂkə/

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батюшка is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of батюшка in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… русский албазин c этот батюшка как раз …”

meanings of батюшка

noun:

Father (term of address for a priest), priest.
Father (parent).
Dear friend; old boy (respectful and affectionate term of address).

батюшка frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word батюшка occurs in russian on average 4.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.