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Does anyone know how to pronounce Rachana (female, Indian, click link for more info)? I've been saying rah-CHAHN-ah; is that correct?
Many thanks in advance.
Edit: Spelling
Many thanks in advance.
Edit: Spelling
This message was edited 4/1/2007, 9:29 PM
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NOt sure but I think that I know someone named this who prnces it Rochnah (Long o) so like Roach in Cockroach
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What is the culture and linguistic affiliation of the person. The vowels in the English word roach and the Indian name rachanA are, to my knowledge, pretty different in most of the Indian languages.
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Indian pronounciation is often different in different parts of India, so you need to know more to pronounce it right. Furthermore, if the lady in question is from outside India, even if she be of Indian descent, she may choose a different phonological pattern.
The word could be rachnA, rachonA (-o- either like in home or like in awe), rachanA, etc. (In my post quoted by Ivayla, I said the a is like in cut: a better description is that it is like the first sound in about, though slightly more back like in cut) in various parts of India.
There is usually no -ah- sound in the -chan- syllable, and Indian languages are usually unstressed.
The word could be rachnA, rachonA (-o- either like in home or like in awe), rachanA, etc. (In my post quoted by Ivayla, I said the a is like in cut: a better description is that it is like the first sound in about, though slightly more back like in cut) in various parts of India.
There is usually no -ah- sound in the -chan- syllable, and Indian languages are usually unstressed.
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Thank you!
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Thanks, I'd forgotten about that.
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