how to pronounce убогий

/ʊˈboɡʲɪj/

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убогий is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… бесконечности пластик убогий все кривое …”

meanings of убогий

adjective:

Wretched, poor, poverty-stricken, squalid, miserable, sordid, beggarly.
Small-minded, petty.
Disabled, crippled.

noun:

Disabled person, cripple.
Pauper.

убогий frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word убогий occurs in russian on average 1.4 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.