how to pronounce давка

/ˈdafkə/

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давка is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… собаководов давка и в одном месте пусто …”

meanings of давка

noun:

Throng, jam, crush.

давка frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word давка occurs in russian on average 0.9 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.