how to pronounce зной

/znoj/

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the above transcription of зной is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

зной is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… у тебя не было рекламных мне зной ни …”

meanings of зной

noun:

Heatwave, heat, swelter.

зной frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word зной occurs in russian on average 2.2 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.