how to pronounce кулик

/kʊˈlʲik/

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кулик is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… помнишь в 90-е годы олег кулик голые на …”

meanings of кулик

noun:

Sandpiper, snipe.

кулик frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word кулик occurs in russian on average 1.2 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.