how to pronounce олень

/ɐˈlʲenʲ/

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олень is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… известный горьковский олень именно в …”

meanings of олень

noun:

  1. Buck, stag (male deer).
  2. Deer.
  3. Dimwit, fool, narrow-minded individual.

олень frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word олень occurs in russian on average 5.3 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.

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