how to pronounce серп

/sʲerp/

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серп is pronounced in one syllable

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sʲ

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

“… кто-то держит серп и молот а это значит …”

meanings of серп

noun:

Crescent.
Sickle.

серп frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word серп occurs in russian on average 1.7 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.