how to pronounce бегемот

/bʲɪɡʲɪˈmot/

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бегемот is pronounced in three syllables

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bʲ

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ɡʲ

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

“… же приполз бегемот и тут же какие-то …”

meanings of бегемот

noun:

Hippopotamus.
Behemoth.

бегемот frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word бегемот occurs in russian on average 1.9 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.