how to pronounce жилка

/ˈʐɨɫkə/

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жилка is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… жилку какая-то жилка она есть но она …”

meanings of жилка

noun:

Vein.
Veinlet.

жилка frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word жилка occurs in russian on average 0.8 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.