how to pronounce калька

/ˈkalʲkə/

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калька is pronounced in two syllables

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lʲ

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

“… я например это калька уже кириллическая …”

meanings of калька

noun:

Tracing paper.
Tracing (a reproduction on such paper).
Calque.

калька frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word калька occurs in russian on average 5.7 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.