how to pronounce козни

/ˈkozʲnʲɪ/

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козни is pronounced in two syllables

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1.

zʲ

2.

nʲ

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

“… которые строят козни и не дают ему …”

meanings of козни

noun:

Intrigues, machinations.

козни frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word козни occurs in russian on average 1.8 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.