how to pronounce слюни

/ˈsʲlʲʉnʲɪ/

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слюни is pronounced in two syllables

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1.

sʲ

lʲ

2.

nʲ

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

“… столько там в руками слюни хватались за …”

meanings of слюни

noun:

Saliva, drool.

слюни frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word слюни occurs in russian on average 2.3 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.