how to pronounce сова

/sɐˈva/

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сова is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… здравствуйте меня зовут тарик он сова и …”

meanings of сова

noun:

Owl.
Night person, night owl.

сова frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word сова occurs in russian on average 8.6 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.