how to pronounce жир

/ʐɨr/

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жир is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… я знаю кожи а жир алуру это говорит …”

meanings of жир

noun:

Fat or oil from the body of an animal.
Grease.

жир frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word жир occurs in russian on average 9.5 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.