how to pronounce мука

/mʊˈka/

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мука is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… они нам не нужны мука обычную мука мука …”

meanings of мука

noun:

Pain, anguish, torment, suffering, torture.
Harassment.
Flour, fine meal.
Ordeal.

мука frequency in russian - C1 level of CEFR

the word мука occurs in russian on average 19.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.