how to pronounce покойный

/pɐˈkojnɨj/

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покойный is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… конечно да ну вот вот покойный академик …”

meanings of покойный

adjective:

Late, deceased.
Calm, tranquil.

noun:

Deceased person.

покойный frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word покойный occurs in russian on average 1.3 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.