xdementorsxkiss Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Hello! I want to make sure I am saying "Vaishnava" right. What is the correct pronounciation? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raga Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Depends very much on whether you want to pronounce it the Hindi way, the Bengali way, or the [any-other-indic-language] way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avinash Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Vaishnava Pronounce vai as va of value. sh is similar to sh of she but a little different. The difference is that while pronouncing sh in vaishava, you should touch upper part of inside of your mouth with your tongue and keep tongue slightly curled backward. na of vaishnava should be pronounced similar to the way na is usually pronounced ending in vowel a (a here is pronounced like a of abode), but keep tongue's position the way you keep while pronouncing sh in vaishnava. The last va is pronounced like normal v sound; end it in vowel a sound (again a is like a of abode). Note:- Hindi speaking people do not pronounce the last vowel a sound. Not only Hindi speaking people, majority of people (including English speaking) do not pronounce the last vowel a sound in a word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raga Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 A Bengali would say, "boishnob". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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