how to pronounce помахать

/pəmɐˈxatʲ/

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помахать is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… активно и помахать ротором повыкидывать …”

meanings of помахать

verb:

To wave, to flap, to fling, to brandish.

помахать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word помахать occurs in russian on average 0.7 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.