how to pronounce рукав

/rʊˈkaf/

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рукав is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… внимание да вот здесь рукав и форма …”

meanings of рукав

noun:

Branch (of a river).
Hose.
Sleeve.

рукав frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word рукав occurs in russian on average 5.6 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.