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[Opinions] Re: Shyamala

by lala (guest)

8/13/2004, 5:11 PM

SCHA-mah-lah. Thats the proper Indian way to prn it

- chazda (guest) +1

8/13/2004, 6:07 PM

Oh you are here! I was hoping you'd have something to say about it. Do you mean there's both an S sound and a hard ch sound (like in chin)?

Why is the Y in there? Heh.. that seems like a silly question, but I wonder if it being there changes the pronunciation?

thanks.
- chazda

- lala (guest)

8/13/2004, 8:59 PM

Its SHAH with a "y" ish sound. Its kinda like when someone sayss "shyeah, of course I saw the TV special!".
KWIM?

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