how to pronounce семя

/ˈsʲemʲə/

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семя is pronounced in two syllables

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sʲ

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mʲ

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

“… прогнозы без изменений это семя все …”

meanings of семя

noun:

Seed (also figurative).
Semen.

семя frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word семя occurs in russian on average 3.7 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.