how to pronounce брань

/branʲ/

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брань is pronounced in one syllable

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nʲ

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

“… компании брань я никому неизвестные …”

meanings of брань

noun:

Battle, fight.
Scolding, invective, swearing.
Cloth with fancy patterns.

брань frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word брань 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.