how to pronounce заслуга

/zɐsˈɫuɡə/

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заслуга is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… я бы сказал так заслуга долей в том что …”

meanings of заслуга

noun:

Service.
Merit, desert.

заслуга frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word заслуга occurs in russian on average 6.1 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.