how to pronounce калина

/kɐˈlʲinə/

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калина is pronounced in three syllables

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lʲ

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

“… темная ночь там калина а на китайском …”

meanings of калина

noun:

Guelder rose, snowball tree, Viburnum opulus.

калина frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word калина occurs in russian on average 1.1 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.