how to pronounce питание

/pʲɪˈtanʲɪje/

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питание is pronounced in four syllables

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pʲ

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nʲ

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

“… что я сказала что питание не играет …”

meanings of питание

noun:

Power (electrical supply).
Food, nutrition, alimentation.

питание frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word питание occurs in russian on average 22 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.