xdementorsxkiss 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2007 Hello! I want to make sure I am saying "Vaishnava" right. What is the correct pronounciation? Thank you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raga 0 Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Avinash 0 Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raga 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2007 A Bengali would say, "boishnob". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites