how to pronounce палец

/ˈpalʲɪt͡s/

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палец is pronounced in two syllables

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lʲ

t͡s

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

“… базу как я загнул один палец но я вас …”

meanings of палец

noun:

(crank) pin, finger, cam.
Finger or toe.

палец frequency in russian - C1 level of CEFR

the word палец occurs in russian on average 16.4 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.