how to pronounce кумир

/kʊˈmʲir/

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кумир is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… ну ты кумир молодёжи ты должен как-то …”

meanings of кумир

noun:

Beloved person.
Idol, graven image.

кумир frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word кумир occurs in russian on average 1.6 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.