how to pronounce прима

/ˈprʲimə/

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прима is pronounced in two syllables

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rʲ

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

“… нажимаете здесь прямой прима оплатить …”

meanings of прима

noun:

Principal female soloist.
Tonic, unison interval.

прима frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word прима occurs in russian on average 6.9 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.