how to pronounce липа

/ˈlʲipə/

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липа is pronounced in two syllables

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lʲ

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

“… россии сергей липа вот то есть если …”

meanings of липа

noun:

Lime tree, linden (tree, wood, or flower).
Forgery, fake.

липа frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word липа 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.