krizhiv

clay

Pronunciation

kɾiʒiv

Sound out krizhiv letter by letter:

• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
• iiee as in 'see'
• zhʒs as in 'measure'
• iiee as in 'see'
• vvv as in 'van'

moist clammy dirt; a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired; water soaked soil; soft wet earth (VLI)

• loj'a — clay