how to pronounce цунами

/t͡sʊˈnamʲɪ/

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цунами is pronounced in three syllables

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t͡s

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mʲ

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

“… кюсю нас смоет будет цунами и мы уже …”

meanings of цунами

noun:

Tsunami.

цунами frequency in russian - C1 level of CEFR

the word цунами occurs in russian on average 10.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.