how to pronounce полковник

/pɐɫˈkovnʲɪk/

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полковник is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… и вот что рассказал полковник кгб …”

meanings of полковник

noun:

Colonel.

полковник frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word полковник occurs in russian on average 9.1 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.