how to pronounce бирюза

/bʲɪrʲʊˈza/

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бирюза is pronounced in three syllables

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bʲ

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rʲ

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

“… сапфир бирюза от черное призрачное …”

meanings of бирюза

noun:

Turquoise (stone).

бирюза frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word бирюза occurs in russian on average 1.7 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.