how to pronounce няня

/ˈnʲænʲə/

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няня is pronounced in two syllables

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nʲ

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nʲ

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

“… василия 1 македа няня на а именно для …”

meanings of няня

noun:

Nurse.
Babysitter.
Nanny.

няня frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word няня occurs in russian on average 2.2 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.