how to pronounce пустыня

/pʊˈstɨnʲə/

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пустыня is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… поля пустыня или большая поляна идеально …”

meanings of пустыня

noun:

Desert, wilderness.
Unpopulated area.

пустыня frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word пустыня occurs in russian on average 2.8 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.