how to pronounce каникулы

/kɐˈnʲikʊɫɨ/

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каникулы is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… на выходные или каникулы в гостевом …”

meanings of каникулы

noun:

Vacation, holiday.

каникулы frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word каникулы occurs in russian on average 20.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.