How Would You Pronounce this Name?

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Hey Berries!

Yesterday, my NOTD was [name_f]Malaya[/name_f], but I’m not sure on the exact pronunciation.

When I was younger I said “mah-lay-ah” and now I say “mah-lie-ah”.

How would you pronounce the name [name_f]Malaya[/name_f]?

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[name_f]My[/name_f] instinct is mah-lie-ah (like Maya), but mah-lay-ah wouldn’t surprise me either, especially with the similarity to [name_f]Malaysia[/name_f].

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I would also default to the second option, with the emphasis on the middle syllable.

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Mah-lie-uh would be my guess, but wouldn’t be surprised by mah-lay-uh either

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It visually is reminiscent of malaria to me so pronunciation I default to the first option.

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I’d say mah-LAH-yah!

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the one I went to school with pronounced it Muh-lay-uh

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I would assume muh-lay-uh but wouldn’t be surprised by ma-LIE–uh

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I’d instinctively pronounce it muh-LAY-uh.

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my instinct would be like in Malaysia…muh-lay-uh

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I would pronounce it Muh-lay-uh

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Muh-lay-ah would be my instinct but I certainly wouldn’t be surprised by Muh-lie-ah

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muh-lay-uh is how I would intuitively pronounce it unless told otherwise

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I would not be surprised at all by either pronunciation. I like Mah-lie-ah better though.

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I said muh-lay-uh when I first read it

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Muh-lay-uh

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I read it with the -lay- pronunciation :slight_smile:

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There is a [name_f]Malaya[/name_f] at my daughters nursery she has the second pronunciation

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Muh-LIE-uh

In Russian there is such a word, with stress on the first syllable, it means small and refers mainly to geographical names (for example, the name Malaya Asia (Anatolia) implies that there is a large Asia). And with the stress on the second syllable it is a slang term for a child/younger sister/girlfriend, etc., often used in rap :sweat_smile:

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I would pronounce it ‘ma-lay-uh’ :white_heart:

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