how to pronounce лелеять

/lʲɪˈlʲejɪtʲ/

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the above transcription of лелеять 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.

лелеять is pronounced in three syllables

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lʲ

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lʲ

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tʲ

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

“… сделали не лелеять тебя бежит что у меня …”

meanings of лелеять

verb:

To caress, to pamper.
To care for, to tend, to look after.
To cherish, to foster.

лелеять frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word лелеять occurs in russian on average 1.3 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.