how to pronounce прах

/prax/

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прах is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… развеять прах мужчин отводами ганга на …”

meanings of прах

noun:

Dust, earth.
Ashes, remains.

прах frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word прах occurs in russian on average 7.3 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.