how to pronounce кий

/kʲij/

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the above transcription of кий 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.

кий is pronounced in one syllable

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kʲ

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

“… какой-то кайнар his кий компонент на …”

meanings of кий

noun:

Stick.
Cue (straight tapering rod used to impel the balls in games such as billiards, snooker, and pool).

кий frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word кий occurs in russian on average 0.7 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.