how to pronounce белый

/ˈbʲeɫɨj/

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белый is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… тебя там канал более белый чем у суда …”

meanings of белый

adjective:

Light, fair.
Secular.
White, Caucasian.
White.

noun:

White, Caucasian.
A member of the White Guard, same as белогварде́ец m (belogvardéjec).

белый frequency in russian - A2 level of CEFR

the word белый occurs in russian on average 80.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.