how to pronounce жемчужина

/ʐɨmˈt͡ɕuʐɨnə/

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жемчужина is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… друг пушкина в прошлом жемчужина уст он …”

meanings of жемчужина

noun:

Pearl (individual).
Gem, pearl.

жемчужина frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word жемчужина occurs in russian on average 2.8 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.

words that rhyme with жемчужина

дюжина