how to pronounce цыган

/t͡sɨˈɡan/

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цыган is pronounced in two syllables

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t͡s

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

“… на мой вкус ни co2, ни делегитимизировать караваны цыган стиля, когда я …”

meanings of цыган

noun:

Gypsy, Rom.

цыган frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word цыган occurs in russian on average 2.2 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.