how to pronounce шайтан

/ʂɐjˈtan/

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шайтан is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… имена одного озера шайтан азер …”

meanings of шайтан

name:

Shaitan, Satan.

noun:

Shaitan, Satan; devil.

шайтан frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word шайтан occurs in russian on average 3.5 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.