how to pronounce идол

/ˈidəɫ/

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идол is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… ваши иконы это как бы ложный идол их что …”

meanings of идол

noun:

Callous person.
Idol.

идол frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word идол occurs in russian on average 1.3 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.