how to pronounce рыжий

/ˈrɨʐɨj/

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рыжий is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… багрянцем на рыжий золотой обожжены …”

meanings of рыжий

adjective:

Red, sorrel.
Red, ginger.
Red-haired, red-headed, ginger.

noun:

Circus clown.

рыжий frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word рыжий occurs in russian on average 5.4 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.