Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names: Pronunciations for more than 28,000 Proper Names, Selected for Currency, Frequency, or Difficulty of Pronunciation [2 ed.] 9780780800984, 0780800982

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2nd EDITION

Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

Pronunciations for

more than 28,000 Proper Names, Selected for Currency, Frequency, or Difficulty

of Pronunciation

John

K. Bollard Editor

Simplified d Pronyi|i£iati Pronimclation

SymTOir' ^' Jf

(See the Introduction

Symbol

Example

aA aA

FAD

AH

ah

ASK

FAD,

fad,

BAH-thuhr, KAHT; FAH-thuhr,

AW

aw

ask

fade

AHSK

KAWT, LAW

bother, cot; father,

bB

BID

bid

chCH

chip

dD

CHIP DID

cE eE

FED BED

F

HT

fit

gG gG

GET

get

ah-ME-go

Span,

hH

HED

head

f

HL

ask

caught, law

did fed

bead

amlgo

(Anglicized alternative g)

hlah-NEHL-e

Welsh UaneMi (Anglicized alternative

hwHW

HWET. HWICH

whet, which bid

hi

il

BID

ll

Bl,

JJ

JET

kK

KIK,

khKH

BAHKH,

IL

LEG, MID-1

mM

MEN NET

nN NG

buy, ride,

RiD, Ll

KUK

kick,

IKH,

LAHKH

cook

Bach, ich, leg, middje net, kitten ring, rink

oiOI 00 00

BOI,

coat boy, coin

owOW

OWT,

pP

PIN, LIP

KOIN

MOOD RED,

sS tT thTH thTH

uU ueUE

uhUH

NOW

mood now

out,

£in, lie

KAHRD

SIT

red, card sit

TO, SIT-ing

toe, sitting

THIN

thin

THIS GUD, PUT, PUR RUE, FUE-luhn; FUEL-uhn buh-NAN-uh, BUHD

this

UHR

BET-uhr,

uh(r) UH(R)

BUHCR)F,

uhr

Scottish loch.

men KIT-n

KOT

R

lie

Ger.

06

r

or thl)

iet

RING, RINGK

ng

1

BUHRD

good, put, poor Fr.

rue, Ger. fuhlen;

Ger. fullen

banana, bud better, bjrd Anglicization of Ft. boeuf, Ger. Holle.

HUH(R)L-uh FUH(R), HUH(R)-Iuh

Anglicization o/Fr. feu, Ger.

VET

yet

wW

ahv-LAHR WET, WICH

wet, witch

yY

YES

yes

zZ zhZH

ZIP

zip

MEZH-uhr

measure

vV vV

Hohle.

Span, hablar (Anglicized alternative

h or v)

International Phonetic Alphabet Symbols IPA Symbol

Example

IPA Symbol

as in

Example

English Consonants

as in

English Vowels 9

ba'nasna, 'bad

'did

bid did

sr

'bard, 'batar

bird, butter

'dset

let

£

'faed, 'aesk

fad,

6

'dis

this

a

'badar, 'kat, 'fadaf

bother, cot, father

a:

'fa:6ar, 'a:sk

father,

ai

'bai, 'raid

buy, r|de

au

'bau, 'nau

bough, now

e

'fed

fed fade bid

b d d3

'bid

f

'fit

fit

g h

'get

get

hw

'hwet

head whet yes cake

'hed

'jes

J

k

'ke:k

e:

'fe:d

'bid

banana, bud

ask

1

'leg

leg

i

'midj

middle

i:

'bi:d

bead

1

'men

men

o:

'ko:t

'oiprn

open (some

d:

'kD:t, 'Id:

Di

m m

'bai, 'kDin

coat caught, law boy, co[n

'net

net

u

'gud, 'put, pu^

good, put, poor

'kitn

kitten

u:

'mu:d, 'mju:zik

mood, music

pronunciations)

n n

'rir),

r r

ring, rink

'rir)k

(raised r)

Non-EngHsh Vowels

pin

'pin

P

ask

'red, 'meri'

red,

'kafd

card

(= 'kard,

merry

'ka:d)

s

'sit

sit

J

•Jo:

show

t

'to:,

t

'sitir),

sitting,

'hi:t3d

'hoela, boef

German

oe:

'hoe:l3, foe:

German Hohle,

y

'fylan

y*

'fy:l3n, ry:

German German

heated

(most U.

e

•eigk^^

V

'vet#^^

w

V^,

be:3

^^':^

'

^

.:^

fuhlen. French rue

Non-English Consonants

chip

^

fullen

S.

pronunciations) 'tJip

Holle, French boeuf

French feu

toe, tote

'to:t

oe

think yet

ap'lar

Spanish hablar

9

'i?

German ich

wet

Y

a'mi:yo:

Spanish

'tjesla:f

Polish

Ia'neii-

Welsh Llanelli

J^

'di:ji

French digne

I

'randa

X

'lax,

vision, beige

f~

^% '^PE-nuh GRAH"(N)-duh

ka(m)'pi:n3 'gra(n)d3

kah"(m)-PE-nuhs

ka(m)'pi:n9s

KAM-pe-uhn, KAM-pyuhn

'kaempiian, 'kaempjan

KAHM-po-BAHS-so

,kampo: 'basso:

KAM-puh-BEL-o

,kaemp3'belo:

KAH"(M)-poo GRAH"(N)-duh

'ka(m)pu: 'gra(n)d3

KAM(P)-tuh-SAWR-uhs

,kaem(p)t3'sD:r3s

Campinas city,

Brazil

Campion Thomas, English poet

&

composer

Campobasso province, Italy

Campobello island. New Brunswick, Canada Campo Grande city,

Brazil

Camptosaurus dinosaur Foreign Sounds: hi:

Welsh UaneUi.

Ger fiillen uh(r): Fr boeuf, Ger Hohle kh: Ger CAPITALS: primary stress. SMALL CAPS: secondary stress.

ue: Fr rue,

ich, Scot. ($):

loch

U.S. pron.

g:

Sp.

®:

amigo

v; Sp.

British pron.

hablar

Camp

Verde

Camp

D

Pronouncing Dictionary

182

Verde

Indian reservation,

US

kamp VUHRD-e, VERD-e

kaemp

KAM rahn BA

ikasm ran 'be:

KAM-ROZ LOO-th(uh-)ruhn

'kaBm,ro:z 'lu:9(3)r3n

'va''di', 've''di'

Cam Ranh Bay military base, Vietnam

Camrose Lutheran College, Canada

Camus Albert French author (Nobel 1957)

kah-MUE,

® ka-MOO

ka:my:,

($)

kae'mu:

Cana Biblical town

KA-nuh

'keina

KA-nuhn

'kernan

KA-nuh-NlTS

'ke:n3,naits

KAN-uh-se

'kaenasi'

kuhn-YAHD-uh, kan-

kan'jada, kaen-

KAN-uhd-uh, kah-nah-DAH

'kaensdd, ka:na:da:

kuh-NAD-e-uhn

ka'neidiian

CHAHN-uh-kuh-LA

.tjanaka'le:

CHAHN-uh-kuh-LA bo-GAHZ-e

.tjanaka'le: boi'yazi*

kah-NAHL

ka'nal

Canaan Biblical name, Palestine

Canaanites ancient Palestinian people

Canace daughter of Aeolus and Aenarete

Canada College,

CA

Canada country, N.

America

Canadian pert, to Canada Qanakkale province, Turkey

Qanakkale Bogazi [Dardanelles] Turkey

strait,

Canal [Canaletto] Giovanni Antonio, Venetian painter

Canaletto [Canal] KAHN-ah-LET-to,

Venetian painter

® KAN-l-ET-6

®

ikana'letto:,

.kaenl'ejo:

Canandaigua city, lake,

NY

KAN-uhn-DA-gwuh

,k£n3n'de:gw3

kuhn-YAHR

ksn'ja''

EZ-lahs kuh-NAHR-e-ahs

'i:zlas

kuh-NER-ez

ka'neri'z

kuh-NER-e I-luhn(d)z

k3,neri' 'ail3n(d)z

kuh-NAV-(uh-)ruhl

k3'naBv(3)r3l

Canar Ecuador Canarlas, Islas [Canary Islands] islands, Atlantic

k3'nari:as

Canaries [Canary Islands] islands, Atlantic

Canary Islands islands, Atlantic

Canaveral cape,

FL

Canberra city,

KAN-b(uh-)ruh,

Australia

(?)

KAN-BER-uh

'kaBnb(3)r3,

® 'kaen.bera

Canby city, MN, OR Cancer

constellation, sign of the zodiac

KAN-be

'kaenbi'

KAN-suhr

'kajnsa'^

kan-KOON

kaen'kum

KAN-duh-se, KAN-duhs, KAN-DAS

'ksnddsi:, 'kaend9S,

KAN-duhs

'kaendas

Cancun city,

Mexico

Candace 1.

Biblical

2.

pers.

name

'kaeriideis

name

Key (col. 2): a: fad a: fade oi: boy ow: now u: put

ah: father

uh:

above

ar:

marry aw: law e: ch: chop

uhr: bird

fed

e:

feed

ng: ring

er:

merry

sh: sliow

th:

i:

hid

thick

T:

hide

o:

th: this

coat zh:

oo:

boot

measure

of Proper

Names

n

183

Candice pers. name Candida play, G.B. Shaw Candide

KAN-duhs

'kaendas

kan-DED-uh

kaen'diida

kah"-DED,

novel, Voltaire

® kan-DED

kadiid,

($)

Canopus

ksn'diid

Candido 1.

pers. name, Spanish

KAHN-de-tho

'kandi:6o:

2.

pers. name, Portuguese

KAHN-de-thoo

'ka:ndi:du:

KAN-dl-muhs

'kaendlmas

kuh-NE-uh

ka'nira

KAHN-uh-LO-nuhs, KAN-1-O-nuhs

ikan9'lo:n9s, .kaenj'oinas

KAHN-EN-de-YOO

,kan,endi:'ju:

KA-nuhnz

'keinanz

KA-NEZ vuh-NAT-uh-ST

'keiiMiiz va'neita.sai

kuh-NET-e

ka'neti'

kuh-NIF

ka'nif

kuh-NISH-(e-)uhs

k3'nij(i:)3s

KA-nuhs MA-juhr

,ke:n9s 'me:d33^

KA-nuhs Ml-nuhr

,ke:n9s 'maina^'

TSAHN-KAHR

'tsa:n,ka:''

CHAHNG-kuh-RE

.tjagka'ri:

KAN-uh

'kaena

KAN-e

'kaeni:

KAN-uh-NOR, KAN-uh-NAWR

'k£en3|no:'^, 'kaen3,nD:'"

KAN-uh, kah-NE

'kaena,

Candlemas Christian holy day (Feb. 2)

Canea town, Greece

Canelones department, Uruguay

Canendiyu department, Paraguay

Canens personification of song

Canes

Venatici

constellation

Canetti Elias, Bulgarian

author (Nobel 1981)

Caniff Milton,

US

cartoonist

Canisius College,

NY

Canis Major constellation

Canis

l\/linor

constellation

Cankar Ivan, Slovene writer

and patriot

Qankiri, Chankiri province, Turkey

Canna plant

Cannae Italy, site

of Hannibal's victory

Cannanore city,

islands, India

Canneh Biblical

name

ka'ne

Cannes KAHN,

town, France; film festival

® KAN

ka:n,

'kaen

Canon wren

KAN-yuhn

'kaenjan

kahn-yawn da KOL-kah

kanJDin de: 'koilka

KAN-yuhn-SET-o

,kaenJ3n'si:to:

kuh-NAHN-i-kuhs

ka'nanikas

kuh-NO-puhs

ka'noipas

Canon de Coica canyon, Peru

Canoncito Indian reservation,

US

Canonicus Native American leader

Canopus steersman of the Argo; star Foreign Sounds: hi:

Welsh Llanelli.

ue: Fr rue,

Ger

fiillen

Ger Hohle kh: Ger SMALL CAPS: secondary stress,

uh(r): Fr boeuf,

CAPITALS: primary stress.

ich, Scot, (f):

loch

U.S. pron.

g:

Sp.

(£):

amigo

v: Sp.

British pron.

hablar

D

Canossa

Pronouncing Dictionary

184

Canossa village. Italy

kuh-NAHS-uh

ka'nasa

kuh-NOWN-druh

ka'naundra

kuhn-SA-ko, kan-SA-ko

kan'seiko:, kaen'se:ko:

KAN-TAB

'kaen,t£eb

kahn-TAHV-re-ah

kan'taPri:a

KANT-uh-BRIJ-(e-)uh

,kaent3'brid3(i:)3

KANT-uh-BRIJ-e-uhn

,kaent9'brid3i:3n

kuhn-TAHT-uh

kan'tata

kah"t-NAHK-mahr-GO

katna:kma:rgo:

KANT-uhr-b(uh-)re, KANT-uhr-BER-e

'kaent9l)(9)ri', 'kanta^'iberi'

KANT-i-kuhl(z)

'kaentikaUz)

KAN-tuhn-FLAHS

'kaent3n,flas

KANT-n

'kaentn

KAN-TAHN, kan-TAHN

'kaBn.tan, kaen'tan

KANT-n-EZ, -ES

ikasntn'iiz, -'i:s

KANT-uhr

'kaentai"

kuh-NUHK

ka'nsk

kuh-NUHKS

ka'naks

kuh-N(Y)OOT

k3'n(j)u:t

KAN-yuhn duh SHA-le

'kxnjsn da

KOW"

'kau

kow-DI-lZ-uhm

kau'dai.izam

KLE-luh

'kli:l3

KAHP-ahk-UR-koo

ikapak'uHcu:

KAP-uh-NE-uhs

,kaep3'ni;3s

kah p-duh-m u r-LE"

ka:pdamurle

Canowindra town, Australia

Canseco Jose, US

baseball player

Cantab abbreviation for Cantabrigian

Cantabria region. Spain

Cantabrigia Latin

form o/ Cambridge

Cantabrigian student at or graduate of Cambridge Univ.

cantata choral composition

Cantenac-Margaux French wine

Canterbury town,

England

Canticle of Canticles

Old Testament book Cantinflas

Mexican entertainer

Canton town, MA; city, OH; atoll, Canton [Guangzhou] city,

Pacific

China

Cantonese lang.,

China; pert,

to

Canton, China

Cantor Eddie,

US comedian

Canuck slang for French Canadian

Canucks Vancouver, B.C., hockey team

Canute, Cnut early king of England,

Denmark,

Norway

Canyon de Chelly National

Cao,

Monument, AZ

'/e:li'

Cam

Diogo, Portuguese navigator

Caodaism East Asian religion

Caol Ma Scotch whiskey distillery

Capac-Urcu

[Altar]

extinct volcano,

Ecuador

Capaneus one of the Seven against Thebes

Cap-de-Mourlin French wine

Key (col. 2): a: fad a: fade oi: boy ow: now u: put

ah: father

uh:

above

ar:

marry aw: law

uhr: bird

ch: cliop

e:

fed

e:

feed

ng: ring

sh:

merry show th:

er:

i:

hid

tliick

I:

hide

6:

th: this

oo: boot measure

coat zh:

Names

of Proper

185

D

Capra

Cape Cod peninsula,

MA

kap

KAHD

ke:p 'kad

Cape Girardeau county,

city,

MO

KAP juh-RAHRD-o

,ke:p d39'ra''do:

CHAH-pek

'tjaipek

kuh-PEL-uh

ka'pela

kap PRAHV-ins

ke:p 'pravins

KAP-uhr-KAL-(y)e

ikaEp3'''ka£l(j)i'

kuh-PUHR-ne-uhm

ka'pa^'niiam

kuh-PE-shuhn

ka'piijan

KAP-TOWN

'ke:p,taun

Capek Karel, Czech playwright

Capella star

Cape Province province. South Africa

Capercaillie bird (fowl)

Capernaum Biblical town

Capetian French royal dynasty

Capetown Africa

city, S.

Cape Verde KAP

islands, Atlantic

Cape Verdean pert, to Cape Verde

VUHRD

,ke:p 'vs^'d

KAP VUHRD-e-uhn

ike:p 'va^diian

kuh-PE-ze-o

ka'piiziio:

KAF-TAWR, KAF-TOR, kahf-TAWR

'kx{,to'J, 'kjef.to:'',

KAF-TAWR-im, -TOR-; kahf-tawr-EM

'kaef,t3:rim, -,to:r-;

Capezio shoe mfn

Caphtor Biblical name Caphtorlm

plural of

Caphtor

kaf tDir

kaftoir'iim

Capilano Stadium, Vancouver, Canada

KAP-uh-LAHN-6, -LAN-o

ikspa'lano:, -'laeno:

KAP-uh-STRAHN-o

ikaepa'strano:

KAP-uh-TAN GRAND(-e)

'kaep3,taEn 'graend(i')

Capistrano mission, CA, site of swallows' return

Capitan Grande

US

Indian reservation,

Capitoline hill,

Rome,

KAP-uht-1-TN,

Italy

© kuh-PlT-1-TN

'k£Bp9tl,ain,

© ka'pitJiQin

Capiz

KAHP-es

'kapiis

KAHP-o-de-MAHN-TA

ikapo:di''man,te:

KAHP-o fer-AH-to

ikapo: fer'ato:

kuh-PON

ka'poin

KAP-uh-RET-o

ikaepa'reto:

Truman, US author Capote Ute

kuh-POT-e

ka'poiti'

American people

kuh-POT-e

province, Philippines

Capodimonte Italian town;

Capo

ceramic ware

Ferrato

Sardinian wine

Capone Al 'Scarface',

US

gangster

Caporetto Italian

form of Kobarid

Capote

N.

YOOT

ka'poiji' 'ju:t

Cappadocia region, Turkey

KAP-uh-DO-sh(e-)uh

,kaep9'do:J(i:)3

KAP-ruh

'kaepra

Capra Frank,

US film

Foreign Sounds: hi:

Welsh Llanelli.

producer, director

Ger fullen uh(r): Fr boeuf, Ger Hohle kh: Ger CAPITALS: primary stress. SMALL CAPS: secondary stress.

ue: Fr rue,

ich,

®:

Scot loch U.S. pron.

g:

Sp.

®:

amigo

v: Sp.

British pron.

hablar

D

Capreae

Pronouncing Dictionary

186

Capreae Latin

form of Capri

KAP-re-E

'kffipri:,!:

ka-PRE, kuh-PRE, KAHP-re, KAP-re

kae'pri:, ka'pri:, 'kapri',

Capri island, Italy

'kaepri'

Capricorn constellation, sign of the zodiac

KAP-ri-KAWRN

'kaEpri,ko:''n

KAP-ri-KAWR-nuhs

,

Capricornus constellation

kaepri 'k3:''n3s

Caproni Giovanni Battista,

Italian airplane

kah-PRO-ne

ka'proini'

KAP-SHAW

'kaepjo:

KAP-yuh-wuh

'kffipjawa

kah-POOT-che, kuh-POO-che

ka'pu:ttji', ka'puit/i*

KAP-(y)uh-shuhnz,

'kaEp(j)3/3nz, ka'pjuijanz

builder

Capshaw US

Kate,

actress

Capua town, Italy

Capuccl shoe mfr

Capuchins religious order

kuh-PYOO-shuhnz

Capucine French entertainer

kah-pue-SEN

ka:py:si:n

KAP-yuh-luht

'kaepjalat

KAHK-uh-TAH

.kaka'ta

KAHR-ah-VO-vo

,kara'Po:Po:

KAR-uh-KAL-uh

.kaera'kaela

KAR-uh-KAR-uh, KAR-uh-kuh-RAH

.kaera'kaera, .kaeraka'ra

kuh-RAK-uhs, kuh-RAHK-uhs

ks'raekds, ks'rakss

KAR-uh-kuhl

'kaerakal

kuh-RAHD-awg, -uhk kah-RAH-dawg

ka'radoig, -ak

KAHR-AHSH-SEV-uh-REN

'kar,aj,sev3'ri:n

KAR-uh-VAHJ-o, KAR-uh-VAHZH-o,

ikaer3'vad3o:, .kaera'vaso:

Capulet Juliet's

family

Romeo &

in

Juliet

Caqueta department, Colombia

Carabobo Venezuela

state,

Caracalla

Roman emperor Caracara bird

Caracas city,

Venezuela

Caracul sheep breed

Caradoc name

1.

pers.

2.

Welsh

kai'raidoig

Caraf-Severin county, Romania Caravaggio

Michelangelo da,

Italian painter

-VAHJ-e-0, -VAHZH-e-0

-'vadsiiiO:, -'va3i:,o:

Caravanche [Karawanken] Alpine mtn. range

KAH-re-VAHNG-ka

jkare'vagke:

KAR-uh-WA, KER-

'kaer3|We:, 'ker-

kuh-RAHS-o

ka'raso:

KAHR-bo

'kaHjo:

KAHR-buhn

'kaljan

Caraway Hattie Ophelia,

US politician

Carazo department, Nicaragua

Carbo Roman cognomen carbon element

Key (col. 2); a: fad a: fade oi; boy ow: now u: put

ah: father

uh:

above

ar:

marry aw: law e: ch: chop

uhr: bird

fed

e:

feed

ng: ring

sh:

er:

merry

show

th:

i:

hid

thick

I:

hide

o:

th: this

oo: boot measure

coat zh:

Names

of Proper

187

n

Carinena

Carbonari European secret

political party

KAHR-buh-NAHR-e

,ka1)3'nari'

kahr-bawn-YUH(R)

ka:rbo:njoe:

KAHR-kuhs, kahr-KAHS

'kaHcas, kar'kas

Carbonnieux French wine

Carcas name

Biblical

Carcassonne city,

kahr-kah-SAWN,

France

($)

kahr-kuh-SAWN,

ka:rka:so:n,

-SON

(?)

kanca'soin,

-'soin

Carchemish ancient Hittite capital, Turkey

KAHR-kuh-MlSH, kahr-KE-mish

'kanc9,mij, ka'''ki:niij

KAHR-KEM-ish, kahr-KE-mish,

'karikemij", ka'''ki:mij,

Carchemish name

Biblical

KAHR-kuh-MISH

.karka'mij

Carchi province,

Ecuador

KAHR-che

'kartji-

KAHRD-uh-muhm, KAHRD-uh-MAHM

'kafdamam, 'ka''d3|mam

Cardamom mtn. range, Thailand; spice

Cardenas KAHR-THA-nahs,

Lazaro, president, Mexico

® KAHRD-n-AHS

'karideinas,

® 'kardn,as

Cardenas Solorzano Cuauhtemoc, Mexican

politician

KAHR-tha-nahs so-LAWR-sahn-o

'ka''de:nas so:'lo:''sano:

KAHR-duhf

'kafdaf

Cardiff [Caerdydd] city,

Wales

Cardiganshire former

KAHRD-uh-guhn-shuhr,

county, Wales

-SHIR, -SHTr

'kardaganjar, -Ji^, -Jai''

Cardin kahr-DE",

Pierre, French fashion designer

($)

kahr-DAN, kahr-DA"

kairde,

($) ka'''daen, ka'''d£e

Cardinale Claudia, Italian entertainer

KAHRD-n-AHL-a

,ka''dn'Qle:

KAHRD-n-uhl STRICH, KAHRD-nuhl

'kafdnal

kahr-DO-zo

ka^'doizo:

Cardinal Stritch College,

WI

'stritj,

'ka^dnal

Cardozo Benjamin Nathan,

justice,

US

Supreme Court

Carducci Giosue, Italian poet (Nobel 1906)

kahr-DOOT-che;

® kahr-DOO-che

kar'duittji:;

®

kar'du:tji'

Carew 1.

Thomas,

2.

town, castle, Wales

English poet; pers.

name

kuh-ROO

ka'ru:

KAR-oo, KAR-e, KER-

'kaeru:, 'kaeri', 'ker-

KAR-e, KER-e

'ksri', 'keri'

KAR-e-uh, KER-e-uh

'kaeriia, 'keriia

KAR-uhb

'kaerab

KAR-uh-BE-uhn, kuh-RIB-e-uhn

,kasra'bi:an, ka'ribiian

KAR-uh-BOO

'kaera.bu:

kahr-en-YAH"

ka:ri:nja

KAHR-e-NAN-yuh

,kari:'ne:nja

Carey pers.

name

Caria ancient

district,

Asia Minor

Carib S.

&

Cen. American people

Caribbean sea

Caribou N. American people

Carignan wine grape variety

Carinena Spanish wine Foreign Sounds: hi:

Welsh Llanelli.

Ger fullen uh(r): Fr boeuf, Ger Hohle kh: Ger CAPITALS: primary stress. SMALL CAPS: secondary stress.

ue: Fr rue,

ich, Scot, ($):

loch

U.S. pron.

g:

Sp.

(£):

amigo

v; Sp.

British pron.

hablar

D

Carinthia

Pronouncing Dictionary

188

Carinthia Austria

state,

kuh-RIN-the-uh

ka'rinBiia

KAR-e-0-kuh

ikaerii'oika

KAR-uh-RE

.kaera'ri:

Carioca dance Cariri 5.

American people

Carl

name

1.

pers.

2.

Danish, Norwegian, Swedish

3.

Finnish

4.

German

KAHRL, KAHR-uhl

'kaH, 'karsl

KAHRL KAHRL KAHRL

'karl

KAHR-luh

'kala

KAHRL

'kan

KAHRL-tuhn, KAHRLT-n

'kaHtan, 'kaHtn

KAHR-Iuhn

'kanan

kahr-LIL, KAHR-lTl, kuhr-LlL

kar'lail, 'kar.lail, kar'lail

KAHR-16

kalo:

KAHR-lo

'karlo:

KAHR-16

'kairlo:

KAHR-lo RAWS-e

.kaHo:

'kairl

'kan

Caria

name

pers.

Carle

US

Eric.

children

's

author, illustrator

Carleton College,

MN;

pers.

name

Carlin

George, US comedian Carlisle

John,

US politician;

pi.

name;

pers.

name Carlo 1.

pers.

name

2. Italian 3.

Swedish

Carlo Rossi wine

'rDisi'

Carlos ].

pers.

KAHR-los, KAHR-luhs

'kalois, 'kolas

2.

German

KAHR-UVWS

'ka^ibis

3.

Portuguese

KAHR-loosh, -loos

'ka:rlu:J, -lu:s

4.

Spanish

KAHR-los

'karlois

kahr-LO-tah

kor'loita

kahr-LAHT-uh

ka^'lata

kahr-LAWT-tah

kar'bitta

KAHR-luh-VINJ-(e-)uhn

,kan3'vind3(i:)3n

KAHRLZ-BAD, KAHR-uhlz-BAD

'kaHzibaed, 'kar3lz,baed

name

Carlota pers. name, Spanish

Carlotta I.

pers.

name

2. Italian

Carlovinglan [Caroiingian] Prankish dynasty of Charlemagne

Carlsbad city,

CA,

NM;

caverns,

NM

Carlsberg Danish beer

KAHRLS-BERG,

® KAHRLZ-BUHRG

'karls.berv, ($) 'kanz.baTg

Carlstadt

NJ

KAHRL-STAT

'kon.staet

name

KAHRL-tuhn, KAHRLT-n

'koHtan, 'kaHtn

name

KAHR-le

'kali-

borough,

Carlton pers.

Carly pers.

Carlyle city,

IL

kahr-LlL,

KAHR-UL

ka'^'lail, 'kar.lail

Carmarthenshire former county, Wales

Key (col. 2): a: fad a: fade oi: boy ow: now u: put

kar'mardanjar kar-, -Jir

kuhr-MAHR-thuhn-shuhr, kahr-, -SHIR ah: father

uh;

above

ar:

marry aw: law

uhr: bird

ch: cliop

e:

fed

e:

feed

ng: ring

sh;

merry show th;

er:

i:

hid

tliick

T:

hide

6:

th: this

coat zh:

oo:

boot

measure

,

Names

of Proper

189

D

Carnes

Carme of Jupiter

satellite

KAHR-ma

'ka''me:

Carmel

CA

1.

city,

2.

town. IN, NY; Mount, Israel

Carmela pers. name

kahr-MEL

ka'''mel

KAHR-muhl

'karmal

kahr-MEL-uh

kai''mel3

KAHR-muh-UTS

'ka''m3,laits

KAHR-muhn

'karman

kahr-MEN-tuh

ka^'menta

KAHR-Ml-kuhl, kahr-Ml-kuhl

'kariinaikal, ka^'maikal

KAHR-MT-kuhl

'kar.maikal

KAHR-MT, kahr-ME

'kariinai, kar'mi:

KAHR-ME-nuh b(y)u-RAHN-uh, kahr-muh-nuh

,kai",mi:n3 b(j)u'ran9,

KAHR-MTT

'koS,mai\.

kahr-MO-nuh

ka^'moina

kuhr-MO-nuh

ka^'moina

KAHR-nuh

'kafna

KAHR-NAK

'ka'',naEk

KAHR-NAP

'ka^inaep

kahr-NAHR-vuhn, kuhr-NAHR-vuhn

kar'na^van, kar'na^van

kahr-NAW-buh, kahr-NOW-buh,

ka^'naiba, kaf'nauba,

Carmelites religious order

Carmen pers.

name

Carmenta Roman nymph, mother of Evander Carmichael 1.

Hoagy, US songwriter

2.

community,

CA

Carmi Biblical name Carmina Burana collection of medieval songs; choral

work, Orff

karmana

Carmite Biblical

name

Carmona commune, Spain

Carmona Antonio 6scar de Fragoso, Portuguese general, politician

Carna virgin huntress in

Greek myth

Carnac commune, France (megalithic

site)

Carnap German-US philosopher

Rudolf,

Carnarvon fishing port. Western Australia

Carnauba palm

KAHR-nah-00-buh

.karna'uiba

Carnaval-Souvenir de Chicoutimi kahr-nah-VAHL-soov(-uh>NIR duh

Quebec festival

ka:ma:va:lsu:v(a)nir da

she-koo-te-ME

Ji:ku:ti:mi:

Carnegie Andrew, US hall.

New

industrialist; concert

York City; pers.

KAHR-nuh-ge, kahr-NEG-e

'ka^nagi', kar'negi'

KAHR-nuh-ge-MEL-uhn kahr-NEG-e-MEL-uhn

,ka''nagi''inelan,

kahr-NEL-yuhn

ka'''ni:Ijan

KAHR-nuhr

'karnaf

KAHRNZ

'ka^nz

name

Carnegie-Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh,

PA

karnegi-'melan

Carnelian chalcedony

earner

Joanne Gunderson, US Carnes Kim, rock singer Foreign Sounds: hi:

Welsh Llanelli.

golfer

Fr rue, Ger fiillen uh(r): Fr boeuf, Ger Hohle kh: Ger CAPITALS: primary stress. SMALL CAPS: secondary stress.

ue:

ich,

®:

Scot loch U.S. pron.

g:

Sp.

©:

amigo

v: Sp.

British pron.

hablar

D

Carney

Carney Art, US

Pronouncing Dictionary

190

actor

KAHR-ne

'karni-

KAHR-nik

'ka^nik

kahr-NIV-uh-ruh

ka'''niv3r3

KAHR-nuh-SAWR-e-uh

,karn3'sD:ri:3

KAR-uhl, KER-uhl

'kaeral, 'keral

KAR-uh-Ll-nuh

ikaera'laina

KAHR-uh-LE-nuh, KAR-uh-LE-nuh

,kar9'li:n9, .kaera'liina

Carnic Alps, Alpine mtn. range

Carnivora meat-eaters

Carnosauria dinosaur infraorder

Carol, Carole

name

pers.

Carolina J.

early American colony

2. city,

Puerto Rico

Caroline I.

archipelago, Pacific; pers.

2.

French

3.

county,

name

MD, VA

KAR-uh-LTN, KAR-uh-luhn, KER-

'kaEr3,lain, 'kaeralan, 'ker-

kah-raw-LEN

karD:li:n

KAR-uh-LTN, KER-

'kaer3,lain, 'ker-

KAR-uh-LIN-i(e-)uhn

,kaer3'lind3(i:)9n

KAR-uh-LIN-e-uhn, KAR-uh-LEN-yuhn

.kaera'liniian, ,kaer3'li:nj9n

Carolingian Prankish dynasty of Charlemagne

Carolinian pert, to the

Carolinas or

Carolingian

Carolus 7.

pers.

2.

Latin

name, French

kah-raw-LUES

ka:ro:ly:s

KAR-uh-luhs

'ksralas

KAR-uh-luhs MAG-nuhs

'kaeralas

KAR-uh-luhn

'kaerslan

kuh-RON

ka'roin

KAHR-uh-NE

ikara'ni:

KAR-uh-TEN

'kaer3,ti:n

kuh-RUHTH-uhrz

ka'raSaJ'z

kahr-PAHCH-o, kahr-PAHCH-e-O

ka^'pat/o:, ka^'pat/iiiO:

kahr-PA-the-uhn

ka^'peiGiian

KAHR-puh-tho-yoo-KRAN

'ka'"p30o:ju''kre:n

KAHR-puhn-TER-e-uh, -TAR-e-uh

,karpan'teri:a, -'taeriia

KAHR-puhs

'kappas

kahr-RAHCH-e

kar'ratji-

KAR-uh-DEN, KER-uh-DEN

'kaer9,di:n, 'kera.diin

KAR-uh-GEN

'k£Br3,gi:n

KAR-uhn-TOO-uhl

.kaeran'tuial

Carolus Magnus Latin form of Charlemagne Carolyn

name

pers.

'magnas

Caron Leslie, entertainer

Caronf Venezuela

river,

Carotene pigment

Carothers Wallace Hume, US chemist

Carpaccio Vittore, Italian painter

Carpathian mtn. range,

Europe

Carpatho-Ukraine region in Ukraine

Carpentaria Gulf

of, inlet,

Australia

Carpus Biblical

name

Carracci Annibale, Italian painter

Carradine David, Keith

&

John,

US

actors

Carrageen seaweed Carrantuohill, Carrantual peak, Ireland

Key (col. 2): a: fad a: fade oi: boy ow: now u: put

ah: fatfier

uh:

above

ar:

marry aw: law e: bird ch: chop

ufir:

fed

e;

feed

ng: ring

sfi:

er:

merry

show

th:

i:

hid

thick

i:

hide

6:

th: this

coat zh:

oo:

boot

measure

,

Names

of Proper

191

n

Carter

Carranza Venustiano,

politician,

Mexico

kahr-RAHN-sah

kar'ransa

kuh-RAHR-uh

ka'rara

kah-RAHR-ah

ka'rara

Carrara commune,

Italy

Carrara J4th century Italian ruling family

Carrefour French

retailer

kahr-FOR, kahr-FAWR

kahr-FOOR,

($)

kah-REL,

kuh-REL, KAR-uhl

ka:rfu:r, (%) ka^'fo-J, ka^'io-J

Carrel Alexis, French surgeon, biologist

(?)

kairel,

®

ka'rel, 'kaeral

(Nobel 1912)

Carrera Barbara, actress

kuh-RER-uh

ks'rera

kahr-RER-ahs

kar'reras

KAR-e, KER-e

'kaeri', 'keri'

KAR-ik-FUHR-guhs

ikaErik'f3'"g3S

KAR-e, KER-e

'kasri', 'keri'

KAR-e-uhr, KER-e-uhr

'kaeriisi', 'keriis''

KAR-e-uhr

'kaerirgr

KAR-uhl, KER-uhl

'kaeral, 'keral

kahr-WAHD duh shah-TO iah-FET

ka:rwa:d da Jato:

kuh-ROOTH

ka'ruiG

kuh-RUHTH-uhrz

k9'r3da'"z

kahr-SHE-nuh, KAHR-shuh-nuh,

kaf'/iina, 'ka^'Jana,

Carreras Jose, Spanish tenor

Carrhae of Roman defeat, 53 B.C.

site

Carrickfergus, Carraig Fhearghais seaport, county. Northern Ireland

Carrie

name

pers.

Carrier N.

American people

Carrier Willis Haviland,

US

engineer and

inventor

Carroll Lewis, pseudonym

ofC

Dodgson, English name

L.

writer; pers.

Carruades de Chateau Lafite wine

la:fi:t

Carruth Gorton,

US

author

Carruthers pers. name Carshena Biblical name

KAHR-shuh-NAH

ikarja'na

Carson pers.

name

KAHR-suhn

'ka^san

KAHR-tah BLAHNG-kah

'karta 'blagka

kah r-tah-G A-n ah

karta'yeina,

Carta Blanca Mexican beer

Cartagena city,

Spain, Colombia

® KAHRT-uh-GA-nuh, -JE-nuh,

®

,ka''ja'ge:na,

-'d3i:na, -'heina

-HA-nuh

Cartago province, Costa Rica

kahr-TAHG-o

ka'"'tago:

KAHRT

'kah

KAHRT-uhr

'ka^tar

Carte Richard D'Oyly, English impresario

Carter

Jimmy, 39th US

president; pers.

name Foreign Sounds; hi:

Welsh Llanelli.

Fr rue, Ger fiillen uh(r): Fr boeuf, Ger Hohle kh: Ger CAPITALS: primary stress. SMALL CAPS: secondary stress.

ue:

ich, Scot, ($):

loch

U.S. pron.

g:

Sp.

(?):

amigo

v: Sp.

British pron.

hablar

Carteret

D

Pronouncing Dictionary

192

Carteret borough, NJ; county,

J.

NC

France

2. village,

KAHRT-uh-RET

,ka"'t3'ret

kahr-TRE, kahr-tuh-RE,

kairtre, kartare,

®

.ka^'ta're:

(D KAHRT-uh-RA

Cartesian kahr-TE-zhuhn,

Descartes

pert, to

® kahr-TE-ze-uhn

ka'''ti:39n,

©

ka'''ti:zi:9n

Cartesianism philosophy of Descartes

kahr-TE-zhuh-NIZ-uhm

ka'''ti:39|niz9m

KAHR-thij

'kareid3

KAHR-thuh-JIN-e-uhn

ikafGa'dsiniian

kahr-TH(Y)00-zhuhnz

ka'''9(j)u:33nz

Carthage ancient African

city;

US pi. name

Carthaginian pert, to

Carthage

Carthusians religious order

Cartier 1.

2.

jewelry retailer; pers.

name

French

KAHRT-e-A, kahr-TYA

'ka^'tiiiC:, ka'''tje:

kahr-TYA

ka:rtje:

kahr-tya-bra-SAW"

ka:rtje:bre:s3

KAHRT-luhnd

'kartland

kuh-ROO-so, kuh-ROO-zo

ka'ruiso:, ka'ruizo:

kuhr-VAHL-yoo

kar'valju:

KAS-uh-BLANG-kuh, KAZ-;

ikaesa'blaeqka, ,kaez-;

Cartier-Bresson Henri, French photographer

Cartland Barbara, British author

Caruso Enrico, Italian tenor

Carvalho pers. name. Portuguese

Casablanca seaport.

Morocco; movie

KAHS-uh-BLAHNG-kuh, KAHZ-

ikasa'blagka, ,kaz-

Casa Grande National

Monument, AZ

KAHS-uh GRAHN-de, GRAHN-da

'kas3 'grandi', 'grande:

kuh-SAHLZ

ka'salz

KAZ-uh-MAH"S

ikaeza'mas

KAHS-uh-NAHR-a

ikasa'nare:

KAS-uh-NO-vuh, KAZ-uh-NO-vuh

,kaES3'no:v3, ,kaez3'no:v3

TSEZ-AHR

'tsez.a''

kuh-SAW-buhn

ka'soiban

kahsh-KISH

kaj'kaij

kuh-ZERT-uh

ka'zerta

KA-se

'ke:si'

Casals Pablo, Spanish cellist/composer

Casamance [Kasamansa] river, region,

Senegal

Casanare intendancy. Colombia

Casanova Francesco,

Italian artist;

Giacomo,

Giovanni

Italian adventurer

&

sensualist

Casar pers. name.

German

Casaubon The Rev. Edward, George

Eliot's

character

in

Middlennarch

Casbah see Kasbah Cascais

fishing port, Portugal

Caserta province, town, Italy

Casey pers.

name

Cashmere see

Kashmir

Key (col. 2): a: fad a: fade afi: father oi: boy ow: now u: put uh: above

ar:

marry aw: law e: ch: chop

uhr: bird

fed

e:

feed

ng: ring

sh:

merry show th:

er:

i:

hid

thick

T:

hide

6:

th: this

coat zh:

oo:

boot

measure

Names

of Proper

n

193

Cassiopeia

Casimir

name

y.

pers.

2.

French

KAZ-uh-MlR

'kaEZ3,mi''

kah-ze-MER

ka:zi:mi:r

kuh-SE-no

ka'siino:

KAS-e-O

'kaesiiio:

kuh-SIF-e-uh, KAHS-if-YAH

ka'sifiia, .kasifja

KAHS-i-KYAHR-e

ikasi'kjari:

KAZ-luhn

'kaezlan

KAS-loo-HlM, kas-LOO-HIM,

'kaesluiihim, kaes'lu:,him,

Casino town. Australia

Casio electronics co.

Caslphia

name

Biblical

Casiqulare waterway, Venezuela

Caslon William, English typefounder

Casluhlm Biblical

name

KAHS-loo-KHIM

,kaslu:'xim

Caspar /.

comic book ghost; pers. name

KAS-puhr

'kaEspa""

2.

Danish

'ka:s,par

3.

Dutch, Norwegian

4.

German

KAHS-PAHR KAHS-PAHR KAHS-PAHR KAS-puhr

'kassps^

KAS-pe-uhn

'kaespiian

KAS

'kass

kuh-SAHB-uh

ka'saba

kuh-SAN-druh

ka'saendra

kuh-SAT

ka'saet

kuh-SAHV-uh

ka'sava

KAS-uh-VET-ez, KAS-uh-VET-ez

,kaes9'veti:z, |kaes3'vi:ti:z

KAS-uhl

'kassa!

KASH-(e-)uh

'kae;(i:)3

KASH-uh

'kaeja

KAS-uhd-e

'kaesadi'

kah-SE"

kaise

kuh-SE-ne

ka'siini'

KAS-e-uh-DOR-uhs, -DAWR-uhs

.kaesiia'doiras, -'doiras

KAS-e-uh-PE-(y)uh

,kaEsi:3'pi:(j)9

'kas.par 'kaSipa^

Casper city,

WY;

pers.

name

Caspian inland sea, Europe

&

Asia; character.

Lewis

C.S.

Cass county, IN; pers.

name

Cassaba [Cassava] edible root

Cassandra Trojan prophetess; pers.

name

Cassatt Mary, US Cassava

painter

edible root

Cassavetes John, US actor Cassell reference book publisher

Cassia 7.

county,

2.

spice

ID

Cassidy Fred,

US

lexicographer

Cassin Rene, French jurist, statesman (Nobel 1968)

Cassini Oleg, US fashion Cassiodorus Flavius

Magnus

designer

Aurelius,

Roman

statesman and writer

Cassiopeia mother of Andromeda; constellation Foreign Sounds: hi:

Welsh Llanelli.

Ger fiillen uh(r) Fr boeuf, Ger Hohle kh: Ger CAPITALS: primary stress. SMALL CAPS: secondary stress.

ue: Fr rue,

ich, Scot,

®:

loch

U.S. pron.

g:

Sp.

amigo

v: Sp.

d): British pron.

hablar

D

Cassiphone

Pronouncing Dictionary

194

Cassiphone daughter of Odysseus and Circe

kuh-SIF-uh-ne

ks'sifani'

kah-SIR-uhr

ka' sirs'"

ka-SE

kae'si:

KASH-(e-)uhs, KAS-e-uhs

'kaej(i:)9s, 'kaesiras

KAS-uh-WER-e

'kaes3,weri'

kas-YOO-be-uhn, kash-00-be-uhn

kaes'juibiian, kaej'uibiian

kas-TA-le-uh

kaes'teiliia

KAS-TEL gahn-DAHL-fo, KAHS-TEL,

pkaes.tel

Cassirer

German philosopher

Ernst,

Cassis French wine

Casslus

name

pers.

Cassowary Australian bird

Cassubian [Kashubian] Europe

lang.,

Castalia

OH

town.

Castel Gandolfo site

of papal palace

gahn-DAWL-fo Castellon de

la

gan'dalfo:, ,kas,tel,

gan'dDilfo:

Plana

province, Spain

KAHS-tuh(l)-YON duh lah PLAHN-uh

,kast3(l)'jo:n

kah-STA-loo BRAH"(NG)-koo

ka:'ste:lu: 'bra(g)ku:

KAHS-tel-YO-na

,kasti:rjo:ne:

ka-STEL

kx'stiil

kas-TIL-yuhn

kss'tiljsn

kah-STE(L)-yah

ka'sti:(l)ja

kah-STE(L>yah-lah-MAHN-chuh

ka'sti:(l)jala'mantj'3

kah-STE(L)-yah-la-ON

ka'sti:(l)jale:'o:n

KAS-uhl-RA

'kaesal.re:

KAS-tuhr

'kaestaT

ka-STRE, KAHS-TRES

kx'stri:, 'kas,tri:s

KAS-tro

'kaestro:

KAS-TROL, KAS-TRAHL

'kaes,tro:l, 'kaes.tral

kahs-TROOT-cho

kas'truitt/o:

KAZ-wuhl, KAZ-WEL

'kaezwal, 'kaeZiWel

KAT-uh-HOO-luh

,k£t3'hu:l3

da la 'plana

Castelo Branco

Humberto, Brazilian

politician;

Portugal

district,

Castiglione

Conte Baldassare,

&

Italian diplomat

writer

Castile region,

NY; region, Spain

[Castilla]

Castilian Spanish dialect Castilla [Castile] region, Spain

Mancha

Castilla-La

region, Spain

Castilla-Leon region, Spain

Castlereagh Robert Stewart, Viscount,

British

statesman; county. Northern Ireland

Castor twin of Pollux in Greek myth; star

Alpha Geminorum

Castries capital, St.

Lucia

Castro Fidel, president,

Cuba

Castrol

motor

brand

oil

Castruccio pers.

name

Caswell county,

NC

Catahoula lake, parish,

LA

Key (col. 2): a: fad a: fade oi: boy ow: now u: put

ah: father

uh:

above

ar:

marry aw; law ch: chop

uhr: bird

e:

fed

e:

feed

ng: ring

sh:

merry show th:

er:

i:

hid

thick

T:

hide

o:

th: this

oo: boot measure

coat zh:

of Proper

Names

D

195

Catholicism

Catalan Spain

lang.,

Qatal

KAT-1-uhn, KAT-l-AN, KAT-l-AN

'kaetjan, 'kaetjiaen, ,kaetraen

CHAHT-1 HOO-yuk

'tjatj

KAT-1-ON-yuh, KAT-1-O-ne-uh

ikaetl'o:nj3, ,kaet!'o:ni:3

KAT-1-O-ne-uhn

,kaetro:ni:9n

kuh-TAL-puh, kuh-TAH(L)-puh,

ka'taelpa, k9'ta(l)p3,

Huyuk

Neolithic

site,

central Turkey

'hu'juk

Catalonia region, Spain

CatalonJan [Catalan] Spain

lang.,

Catalpa tree

genus

kuh-TAW(L)-puh, -buh

k3'tD:(l)p3, -ba

Cataluna, -lunya [Catalonia]

KAHT-uh-LOON-yuh, KAT-1-OON-yuh

,kat3'lu:nj3, |kaet|'u:nj3

KAHT-ah-MAHR-kuh

ikata'manca

KAHT-uhn-DWAHN-uhs

ikatan'dwanas

kuh-TAHN-yuh, kuh-TAN-yuh

ka'tanja, ka'teinja

KAHT-ahn(d)-ZAHR-o

,kaian(d)'zaro:

KAHT-ahr-MAHN

.kata^'man

kuh-TAW-buh, kuh-TAHB-uh

ka'toiba, ka'taba

KAHT-buh-LO-guhn

,katb3'lo:g9n

KAT-uh-ruhm uhn(d) WAWR-ling-uhm

'keuaram 3n(d) 'wD:nir)3m

name, Italian

KAH-ta-RE-nah

ikate:'ri:na

name

KATS

'keits

KATH-AHR

'kaeO.ar

KATH-(uh-)ruhn

'kae9(9)r3n

KATH-uh-RIZ-uhm, KATH-AHR-lZ-uhm

'kaeGa.rizam, 'kae9,ar,iz3m

kuh-THA, ka-THA

ks'Ge:, kae'Ge:

KATH-uhr

'kaeda''

region, Spain

Catamarca province, Argentina

Catanduanes island, province, Philippines

Catania prov

&

town, Italy

Catanzaro province, Italy

Catarman municipality, Philippines

Catawba river,

US; N. American people;

NC; grape

college,

variety

Catbalogan municipality, Philippines

Caterham and Warlingham town, England

Caterina pers.

Cates pers.

Cathar medieval Christian sect

Catharine pers.

name

Catharism religion

Cathay literary term

for China

Cather Willa,

US

author

Catherine

name

1.

pers.

2.

French

Cathleen

ni

KATH-(uh-)ruhn

'kae0(3)r3n

kah-tuh-REN, kah-TREN

ka:t3ri:n, ka:tri:n

kath-LEN ne HOO-luh-HAN

kae6'li:n ni" 'hu:l3,h£n

KATH-(uh-)lik

'kaee(3)lik

kuh-THAHL-uh-SlZ-uhm

ka'Gala.sizam

Houlihan

play, W. B. Yeats

Catholic Christian religion

Catholicism Christian religion

Foreign Sounds: hi:

Welsh

Llanelli.

ue: Fr rue,

Ger

fiillen

Ger Hohle kh: Ger SMALL CAPS: secondary stress.

uh(r): Fr boeuf,

CAPITALS: primary stress.

ich, Scot,

®:

loch

U.S. pron.

g:

Sp.

(?):

amigo

v: Sp.

British pron.

hablar

Cathrine

C

Pronouncing Dictionary

196

Cathrine

name

pers.

KATH-ruhn

'kaeGran

KATS

'ksets

KATH-e

'ksBi-

KAT-l-TN

'ksetl.ain

KAT-o

'ke:to:

kuh-TOO-suh

k3'tu:s3

Cath's nickname of

St.

Catherine' s

College, Cambridge Univ.

Cathy name

pers.

Catiline

Roman

conspirator

Cato M. Porcius. Roman statesman

Catoosa county:

GA

Catreus son of Minos and Pasiphae

KA-tre-uhs,

KA-TROOS

'kaetriias, 'kae,tru:s

Catrin pers.

name

KA-truhn

'kastran

kuh-TRE-nuh

ka'triina

KA-TREN

'kaE,tri:n

kuh-TRAHN

ka'tran

KAT-SKIL

'kaet.skil

KAT-uh-RAW-guhs. KAT-uh-RAW-guhs

'kaet3,rD:g3s, .kaets'rDigas

kuh-TEL

ka'tel

KAT-n

'kaetn

kah-TUEL

ka:ty:l

kuh-TUHL-uhs

ka'talas

KOW-kuh

'kauks

kaw-KA-zhuh, kaw-KA-shuh

kD:'ke:33, koi'keija

Catrina pers.

name

Catrine peri,

name

Catron counry.

NM

Catskill

NY

mtn. range, village.

Cattaraugus county: Indian reservation.

NY

Cattegat see Kattegat

Cattell

James McKeen, US psychologist Catton Bruce.

US

historian

Catulie pers.

name. French

Catullus

Roman poet

Cauca river,

department. Colombia

Caucasia [Caucasus] region, mtn. range, between

Europe

and Asia

Caucasian pert, to

kaw-KA-zhuhn, kaw-KAZH-uhn,

Caucasus; Indo-European

©

kD:'ke:33n, koi'kaesan,

kaw-KA-ze-uhn

race

©

k3'ke:zi:3n

Caucasus region, mtn. range,

between Europe

KAW-kuh-suhs

'koikasss

KAW-nuhs

'kDinas

KOW-ruh

'kaura

KAW-thuhn. KAHTH-uhn

'koiGan. 'kaGan

and Asia

Caunus 50/1

of Miletus

Caura river Venezuela

Cauthen Steve. US-born jockey

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Cauvery waterfall, river, India

KAW-vuh-re

'koivari"

kah-VAH-fe

ka'vafr

KAV-uh-luh-RE-uh RUS-ti-KAHN-uh

,kaev3l9'ri:9 .rusti'kana

KAV-uh-TE-nuh, KAHV-uh-TE-nuh

.kaeva'tirna, .kava'tiina

KAV-uhl, kuh-VEL

'kaeval, ka'vel

KAV-uhn-dish

'kaevandij

KAV-uht

'kaevat

kuh-VET-e

ka'viui'

KAWD-uhr

'koida''

KAW-Ie

'koili-

KAK-stuhn

'kaekstsn

kuh-YAHP-uh, kl-AHP-uh

ka'japa, kai'aps

KAH-yuh-PO, KT-uh-PO

ikaja'po:, .kaia'po:

Cavafy pseudonym of Konstanti'nos Kavafis Cavalleria Rusticana opera, Mascagni

Cavatina simple melody

Cavell Edith, English nurse,

WWl

Cavendish William, British prime minister

Cavett Dick,

US

talk

show host

Cavite prov, port, Philippines

Cawdor parish, Scotland

Cawley Evonne Goolagong,

Australian

tennis player

Caxamarca see

Cajamarca

Caxton William, English printer

Cayapa S.

American people

Cayapo S.

American people

Cayenne city,

French Guiana; spice

kl-EN,

ka-EN

kai'en, kei'en

Cay Lobos island, British Virgin Islands

KE LO-bos, KA, LO-boz, LO-buhs

iki: 'lo:bo:s, 'ke:, 'lo:bo:z,

'loibas

Cayman ka-MAN,

islands, West Indies

attributively (as in "C.

Islands")

kei'maen, attributively (as in

KA-muhn

"C. Islands") 'keiman

Caymus winery,

CA

KA-muhs

'keimas

Belize

K^(y)o

'kai(j)o:

KNo VERD-e, VUHRD-e

,kaio: 'verdi', 'va^di'

KE SAL, KA

'ki:

kuh-YOO-guh, KYOO-guh,

ka'jurga, 'kjuiga, ke:'(j)u:g3

Cayo district,

Cayo Verde lime liqueur

Cay

Sal

island, British Virgin Islands

'sael,

'ke:

Cayuga lake, county,

NY; N. American people

ka-(T)Oaguh

Cayuse N.

American people

KI-(Y)OOS, kT-(Y)OOS

'kai,(j)u:s, kai'(j)u:s

KAZ-uh-NO-ve-uh

ikaez3'no:vi:3

SE-de-RAHM

,si:di:'ram

Cazenovia village,

NY (birthplace

of Hiawatha)

CD-ROM compact disk-read-only memory Foreign Sounds: hi:

Welsh Llanelli.

Ger fiillen uh(r): Fr boeuf, Ger Hohle kh: Ger CAPITALS: primary stress. SMALL CAPS: secondary stress.

ue: Fr rue,

ich,

®:

Scot loch U.S. pron.

g:

Sp.

amigo

v: Sp.

d): British pron.

hablar

D

Ceara

Pronouncing Dictionary

198

Ceara Brazil

state.

SA-uh-RAH

,se:3'ra

chow-SHESH-k5o

tJau'JeJTcu:

sa-BOO

sei'bu:

sa-yoo

sei'pu:

chak-KAT-te

tje:k'ke:tti:

CHEKH, CHEK

'tjex, 'tjek

SES-uhl, SIS-uhl

'sesal, 'sisal

Ceausescu Nicolae, former president,

Romania

Cebu island

&

seaport, Philippines

Cebu island, city, province, Philippines

Cebuano see

Sebuano

Cecchetti Enrico, Italian dancer

Cech Thomas

R..

US

and teacher

biochemist (Nobel

1989)

Cecil E. A. R., English statesman

J.

(Nobel

J

937)

name

2.

pers.

3.

county,

SE-suhl,

MD

© SES-uhl

SIS-uhl

'siisal,

SIS-uhl, SE-suhl

©

'sesal, 'sisal

'sisal, 'siisal

Cecile pers.

name

suh-SEL,

© SES-EL, SES-uhl, SIS-uhl

sa'siil,

©

'ses,i:l, 'sesal,

'sisal

Cecile French

1.

pers. name,

2.

Canadian French

sa-SEL

se:si:l

sa-SIL

se:sil

suh-SIL-e-uh, suh-SIL-yuh,

sa'sili:a, sa'silja, sa'siilja

Cecilia pers.

name

suh-SEL-yuh Cecillo Village

US

suh-SE(l.)-yo

sa'si:(l)jo:

SIS-(uh-)le, SES-(uh-)ie

'sis(a)li', 'ses(a)li'

SEK-RAHPS

'sek,raps

si-DA-le-uhn

si'de:li:an

name

CHED-aw-MEL

'tjedoiiiniii

name

SED-rik, SE-drik

'sedrik, 'siidrik

sej-el-EK

sed3elek

KA-le

'ke:li-

KER-yawg

'kerja:g

tha-LAH, sa-LAH

Gei'la, se:'la

SEL-uhn-DTN, SEL-uhn-DEN

'selan,dain, 'selan,di:n

Indian reservation,

Cecily pers. name Cecrops

mythical king of Attica

Cedalion instructor of Hephaestus

Cedomilj pers.

Cedric pers.

Cegelec French

electric

power

co.

Ceilidh Trail,

Cape Breton

Scotia; Irish

&

Island,

Nova

Scottish evening of

musical entertainment

Ceiriog pers. name, Welsh

Cela

Camilo Jose, Spanish author (Nobel 1989)

Celandine plant

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Centel

Celanese tdmk for a synthetic fiber

SEL-uh-NEZ, SEL-uh-NEZ

,sel3'ni:z, 'sel3,ni:z

SEL-uh-BEZ, suh-LE-bez

'sel9,bi:z, S3'li:bi:z

CHA-la-BRAH-TAWR DAHP-uhl-BAHK

,tje:le:'bra,t3''

suh-LEST

sa'lest

sa-LEST

seilest

SEL-uh-STlN; suh-LES-tin, -TTN

'sela, stain; sa'lestin, -,tain

Celebes [Sulawesi] island, sea, Indonesia

Celebrator Doppelbock

German beer

'dapal.bak

Celest, Celeste

name

pers.

Celeste French

pers. name,

Celestine

pope

Celeus SE-le-uhs,

king of Eleusis

SEL-YOOS

'si:li:3s, 'si:l,ju:s

Cella

name

pers.

SEL-yuh

'si:lj3

chuh-LE-ne

tja'liini'

CHEL-o

'tjelo:

SEL-yuh-LOlD

'selJ9|loid

SEL-se-uhs, SEL-shuhs

'selsiias, 'seljas

KEL-tik, SEL-tik

'keltik, 'seltik

SEL-tiks

'seltiks

KEL-tik SE, SEL-tik

I

Cellini

BenvenutO, Florentine

artist;

jewelers

Cello musical instrument

Celluloid

tdmk for a thermoplastic

Celsius Anders, Swedish astronomer; temperature scale

Celtic lang. family

Celtics basketball team, Boston; soccer team,

Scotland Celtic

Sea

sea, Atlantic

Ocean

keltik

'si:,

,

seltik

Celts people, Europe

KELTS, SELTS

'kelts, 'selts

SEL-tuhs

'seltas

ke-MAHL

ke'mal

ken-KRE-uh, sen-KRE-T, SEN-kre-uh

ken'kriia, sen'kri:,ai,

Celtus son of Heracles and Celtine

Cemal pers. name, Turkish

Cenchreae Biblical

name

'senkriia

Cenci,

The

tragedy,

Cenis,

P. B.

Shelley

CHEN-che

'tjent/i-

Mont

maw"

Alpine pass

SNE,

maw"

mo

suli-NE

sni:,

m5

ssni:

Cenozoic geologic era

SE-nuh-ZO-ik, SEN-uh-

iSi:n9'zo:ik, .sena-

SEN-TAWR

'seiiitD:''

sen-TAWR-uhs

sen'toiras

SEN-TEL, sen-TEL

'sen.tel, sen'tel

Centaur mythical creature; constellation

Centaurus constellation

Centel

US

telephone co.

Foreign Sounds: hi:

Welsh

Llanelli.

Fr rue, Ger fiillen uh(r): Fr boeuf, Ger Hohle kh: Ger CAPITALS: primary stress. SMALL CAPS: secondary stress.

ue:

ich, Scot,

®:

loch

U.S. pron.

g:

Sp.

(g):

amigo

v: Sp.

British pron.

hablar

D

Centex

Pronouncing Dictionary

200

Centex

US

construction co.

SEN-TEKS

'sen.teks

sent-LIV-uhr, -LE-vuhr

sent'liva'', -'liiva''

Centlivre

Susannah, English dramatist and actress

Centre J.

county, PA; town,

2.

region,

AL

France

SENT-uhr

'senta''

SAH"TR

satr

sah"-truh paw"-pe-DOO

satra p5pi:du:

SE"(N)-troo o-ES-tuh

'se(n)tru: oi'esta

sen-T(Y)UR-e-uht uh-SEM-ble

sen't(j)uri:9t a'sembli'

SEF-uh-LON-yuh, -LO-ne-uh

iSef3'lo:nJ9, -'lo:ni:3

SEF-uh-luhs

'sefalas

SE-fuhs

'siifas

SE-fe-uhdz, SEF-e-uhdz

'siifiiadz, 'sefiiadz

SE-FYOOS, SE-fe-uhs

'si:,Qu:s, 'siifiias

SA-RAHM

'se:,ram

suh-RAM-uhs

ss'raemas

SER-uh-TAHP-se-uh

iSera'tapsiia

SER-uht-o-SAWR-uhs

,ser9jo:'sD:r3s

suh-RAW-ne-uhn

S3'r3:ni:9n

SUHR-b(uh-)ruhs

'S3n5(3)r9S

suhr-KO-pez

S9'''ko:pi:z

chuh-RENG-kawf, -kuhf

t/g'regkorf, -k9f

Centre Pompidou France

city.

Centro-Oeste region, Brazil

Centuriate assembly

Roman

body

legislative

Cephalonia region,

Greece

Cephalus husband of Procris

Cephas Biblical

name

Cepheids type of variable star

Cepheus Argonaut, husband of Cassiopeia; constellation

Ceram, Seram island, Indonesia; sea. Pacific

Ceramus mythical inventor of pottery

Ceratopsia dinosaur suborder

Ceratosaurus dinosaur

Ceraunian Mountains, mtn. range, Greece

Cerberus 3-headed dog of Hades

Cercopes mythical dwarves

who robbed

Heracles

Cerenkov see

Cherenkov

Cerenkov

effect,

light emission

Che-

caused by a charged

particle

Ceres 1.

Roman

2.

Danish beer

harvest goddess; asteroid

SIR-ez

'siriiz

SE-ras

'sereis

SUHRF

'saff

CHER-i-GO

't/eriigo:

SIR-e-uhm

'siri:9m

Cerf

Bennett US publisher

Cerigo [Cythera] Mediterranean island

cerium element

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Cetewayo, Cetywayo, [Cetshwayo, Ketchwayo]

CERN acronym, European particle physics

SUHRN

laboratory

Cerritos city,

College,

CA

suh-RET-uhs

S9'ri:i9s

SER-o KO-so

'sero: 'ko:so:

SER-o the PAHS-ko

'sero:

Cerro Coso

Community

College,

CA

Cerro de Pasco Peru

mtn., town,

de 'pasko:

Cerro de Punta Cerro de

see Punta,

Cerro Gordo county, IA

GAWRD-o

SER-uh

,ser3 'gDi^'do:

Cerro Largo department, Uruguay

SER-o LAHR-go

'sero: 'la^'go:

suh-ROO-le-uhn WAWR-bluhr

S9'ru:li:9n 'woil^lgr

ther-VAHN-tas sah-ah-VATH-rah,

Ger'Panteis sa-a'Pe:6ra,

Cerulean warbler bird

Cervantes Saavedra Miguel de, Spanish novelist

Cervin,

(D suhr-VAN-tez SAH(-uh)-VA-druh,

($) S9'''vaenti:z

ser-VAHN-TAS

,sa(9)'ve:dr9, se^'vaiiiteis

Mont [Matterhorn]

mtn. range, Switzerland, Italy

maw"

m5

ser-VE"

serve

Cervino, Monte [Matterhorn] mtn. range, Switzerland, Italy

MON-ta cher-VE-no

imo:nte: tJer'vi:no:

sa-ZER

se:zer

Cesaire French

pers. name,

Cesar pers. name, Spanish

SA-sahr, THA-sahr,

® SA-zahr

'seisa^, 'Geisa'', ($) 'seiza'"

Cesar 1.

pers. name,

2.

Spanish

French

sa-ZAHR SA-sahr,

se:za:r

THA-

'seisar, '6e:-

Cesare pers.

name, Italian

CHA-zahr-a

'tje:zare:

sa-SAHR-a-o, tha-

sei'sareio:, 9e:-

SE-ze-uhm

'si:zi:9m

CHES-ka BUD-uh-YAW-vit-SA

't/eske: 'bud9,jo:vit,se:

CHES-ke ZEM-e

'tjeske 'zeme

SES-nuh

'sesna

se-TA-sh(e-)uh

si:'te:J'(i:)9

che-TAHT-yuh AHL-buh

t/e'tatj9 'alb9

Cesareo pers.

name, Spanish

cesium element

Ceske Budejovlce [Budweis] city,

port,

Czech Republic

Ceske Zeme republic,

Czech Republic

Cessna US aircraft

co.

Cetacea order of whales

&

porpoises

Cetatea Alba city,

Ukraine

Cetewayo, Cetywayo, [Cetshwayo, Ketchwayo] KECH-WAH-yo,

Zulu king

® SET-uh-WA-o,

,ket/'wa:jo:, ($) ,set9'we:o:, iket9-, -'waio:

KET-uh-, -Wl-o Foreign Sounds: hi:

Welsh Llanelli.

Ger fullen uh(r): Fr. boeuf, Ger Hohle kh: Ger CAPITALS: primary stress. SMALL CAPS: secondary stress.

ue: Fr rue,

ich, Scot,

®:

loch

U.S. pron.

g:

Sp.

®:

amigo

v: Sp.

British pron.

hablar

Cetshwayo, Ketchwayo [Cetewayo]

D

202

Pronouncing Dictionary

Cetshwayo, Ketchwayo [Cetewayo] KECH-WAH-yo,

Zulu king

® KECH-WA-o, -Wl-o

,ketJ'wa:jo:, ($) ,ketJ'we:o:,

-'waio:

Ceto mother of the Graeae

SET-o

'siijo:

SET-uhs

'si:t9s

THA-OOT-uh, SA-OOT-uh

'9e:,u:t3, 'se:,u:j3

sa-VEN

seiven

si-LAHN, sa-LAHN

si'lan, se:'lan

SE-iks

'sinks

sa-ZAHN

se:za:n

chuh-UH-DAH-yiv

t/3,3'da:jiv

shuh-BLE, shah-, sha-

Ja'bli:, ja-, Jae-

shuh-BO

Js'bo:

CHAH-CHAH

't/a,tja

CHAH-chuh-LAHK-uh

,t/at/3'lak3

CHAH-chuh-PO-yuhs

itjatja'poijas

CHAHK-o

'tjako:

CHAH-CHUHNG-SOW

't/QitJag'sau

shah-KAWN, shah-KAHN, shah-KUHN, sha-

Ja'ko:n, Ja'kan, Ja'kan, /ae-

Cetus constellation

Ceuta Spanish military station, port,

Morocco

Cevennes mtn. range, France

Ceylon

[Sri

Lanka]

island, state, Indian

Ocean

Ceyx friend of Heracles

Cezanne Paul, French painter

Chaadayev Pyotr Yakovlevich, Russian writer

Chablis wine

Chabot College,

CA

Cha-cha dance

Chachalaca S. & Cen. American Chachapoyas

bird

town, Peru

Chaco region, central S.

America

Chachoengsao, Chaxerngsao province, Thailand

Chaconne dance

Chad country, Africa; pers.

name

CHAD

't/aed

CHAD-e-uhn

'tjaediian

SHAD-ruhn

'Jaedran

CHAD-wik

'tjaedwik

KER-uh-NE-uh, KIR-

,ker9'ni:3, ,kir-

CHA-fe

'tjeifi-

CHAF-e, CHA-fe

'tjaefr, 'tjeifr

CHAF-e

't/aefr

Chadian

Chad

pert, to

Chadron State College,

NE

Chadwick Sir

James, English

physicist (Nobel

1935)

Chaeronea ancient

city,

Greece

Chafee John H., US politician Chaffee county,

CO

Chaffey College,

CA

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Chaldee [Chaldean]

Chaffinch

CHAF-inch

'tjaefint;

shah-GAHL

Jaigail

chah-gahng

tjagar)

CHAHG-ruhs, CHAG-ruhs

'tjagras, 'tjaegras

OH

shuh-GRIN, SHUG-ruhn, SHAG-ruhn

Js'grin, 'Jugr^n, 'Jaegran

Mongolia

CHAH-HAHR

'tja'har

chah-HAHR mah-HAHL vah BAHKH-tyah-RE

tja.har ma,hal va:

chi-BAHS-uh

tji'basa

songbird

Chagall Marc, Russian painter

in

France

Chagang, Jagang province, N. Korea

Chagres river. Panama Chagrin river,

Chahar prov,

Chahar Mahall va Bakhtiari province, Iran

,ba:xtja'ri:

Chaibasa town, India

Chaim 1.

2.

pers. name,

Hebrew

Yiddish

khT-(Y)IM, KH!-(y)im

xai'(j)im, 'xai(j)ini

KH!-(y)im

'xai(j)im

CHAN

'tjein

CHl-NAHT

't/ai'nat

CHT-(y)uh-POOM

,tj'ai(j)3'pu:m

CHAHL-uh-tuh-NAHNG-go,

itjalata'narjgoi, tX3,lat3-

Chain E. B., British biochemist (Nobel

1945}

Chainat, Jainat, Jayanath province, Thailand

Chalyaphum, Jayabum province, Thailand

Chalatenango department. El Salvador

chuh-LAH-tuh-

Chalcedon ancient

Asia Minor

city,

KAL-suh-DAHN, kal-SED-n

'kaelsSidan, kael'sizdn

kal-SED-n-e, chal-SED-n-e;

kaEl'sedni', t/ael'sedni';

Chalcedony quartz

KAL-suh-DO-ne, CHAL-suh-DO-ne

'kaEls3,do:ni', 'tJaels3,do:ni'

Chalcldice peninsula, Greece

chal-SID-uh-se

t/ael'sidasi'

kal-Sl-uh-pe

kxl'saidpi'

KAI^suhs, KAL-kuhs

'kslsss, 'kaelkas

KAL-kuh-DAHN

'kaelk9,dan

KAL-kuh-LITH-ik

ikaelka'liGik

KAL-kuh-Pl-RiT

.kaelka'pai.rait

kal-DE-uh

kael'di:?

kal-DE-uhn

kael'diisn

kal-DE

kael'di:

Chalciope second wife of Aegeus

Chalcis city,

Greece

Chalcodon father of Chalciope and Elephenor

Chalcolithic

Age

latter Neolithic period,

Near East

Chalcopyrite mineral

Chaldea, Chaldaea region of Babylonia

Chaldean pert, to Chaldea Chaldee [Chaldean] pert, to Chaldea Foreign Sounds: hi:

Welsh Llanelli.

ue: Fr rue,

Ger

fiillen

Ger Hohle kh: Ger ich, SMALL CAPS: secondary stress. ®:

uh(r): Fr boeuf,

CAPITALS: primary stress.

Scot,

loch

U.S. pron.

g:

Sp.

(?):

amigo

v: Sp.

British pron.

hablar

D

Chaliapin

Pronouncing Dictionary

204

Chaliapin Fedor, Russian opera star

shuhl-YAHP-yin

Jal'jaipjin

CHAHL-mah

'tjalma

CHAL-muhrz, CHAHL-

'tjaelm3'"z, 'tjal-

shah-LAW"-suer-MAHRN

JailSsyirmaim

CHAHM

'tjam

kuh-MEL-yuhn, kuh-ME-le-uhn

ka'miiljan, ka'miiliian

CHAM-buhr-luhn

'tjeimbanan

shah"-ba-RE

J"abe:ri:

cham-BE-ze

tjaem'bi:zi'

Chalma Mexico

Chalmers pers. name Chalons-sur-Marne

commune, France

Cham lang., people,

Indochina

Chamaeleon, Chameleon constellation

Chamberlain Sir Austen, British statesman (Nobel

1925)

&

his brother Neville,

Owen, US

British statesman;

physicist (Nobel 1959)

Chambery city.

France

Chambezi riven Africa

Chambly city,

Quebec, Canada

shah"-BLE,

(?)

SHAM-ble

Jabli:, ($) 'Jasmbli:

Chamois antelope; fabric

SHAM-e, sham-WAH

'Jaemi',

shah-maw-NE

Ja:m3:ni:

chuh-MAWR-o

tJa'mDiro:

chah-MAWR-ro VAHR-gahs

tja'moirro: 'paryas

Jasm'wa

Chamonix mtn. valley, France

Chamorro Violetta,

Nicaraguan politician;

Guam

lang., people,

Chamorro Vargas Emiliano, Nicaraguan general and politician

Champagne region,

shah"-PAHN-yuh,

France

® sham-PAN

Japaiji

,

® Jaem'pein

Champagne-Ardenne region,

France

shah"-pahn-yahr-DEN

/apa:nja:rden

sham-PAN

/aem'pe:n

CHAHM-puh-KE

itjampa'ki:

CHAHM-puh-SAHK

.tjampa'sak

shah"-pen-YE

Japiinji:

sham-PLAN

Jaem'plein

Champaign county, IL,

OH;

city,

IL

Champaquf peak, Argentina

Champasak province, Laos

Champigny French wine

Champlain 1.

lake.

&

NY, VT,

Quebec

Samuel de, French Champollion 2.

shah"-PLE";

explorer

Jean-Frangois, French Egyptologist

Champs

® sham-PLAN

jQple;

® Jaem'plein

shah-pawl-YAW"

JaipoiljS

SHAH"Z

Jaz

Elysees

boulevard. Paris. France

a-le-ZA

e:li:ze:

Chancellor

John

William,

US news

CHAN(T)-s(uh-)luhr

'tjaen(t)s(9)l9''

correspondent

Key (col. 2): a: fad a: fade oi: boy ow: now u: put

ah: father

uh:

above

ar:

marry aw: law ch: chop

uhr: bird

e:

fed

e:

feed

ng: ring

er:

merry

sh: sliow

th:

i:

hid

thick

i:

hide th: this

o;

oo: boot measure

coat zh:

of Proper

Names

n

205

Chao

Chandigarh

CHUHN-de-guhr

'tjsndiigs''

CHAWN-draw CHUHN-druh

'tjoindro:

CHUHN-druh-GUP-tuh

.tjandra'gupta

CHUHN-druh-SA-kuhr

itjandra'seikar

CHUHN-druh-SHA-kuh-ruh

,tj3ndr3'Je:k9r9

shuh-NEL

Ja'nel

shuh-NEL

Js'nel

CHA-ne

'tjeini-

CHAHNG-AHN

'tjao'an

CHAHNG-CHUN

'tjag'tjun

Taiwan

CHAHNG-HWAH

't/ari'hwa

Singapore

JAHNG-GE

'dsag'gi:

CHAHNG je-AHNG

'tjar) d3i:'ar)

CHAHNG-SHAH

'tjao'/a

chahng-wahn

t

CHAHN-tah-BOON

,tjanta'bu:n

India

city.

Chandra J.

pers. name, Bengali

2.

Sanskrit

't/andra

Chandragupta 1st

emperor of India

Chandrasekhar Subrahmanyan, US

astrophysicist

(Nobel 1983)

Chandrasekhara pers. name, Bengali

Chanel fragrance

Chanell

name

pers.

Chaney Lon, US actor Changan [Xian] China

city,

Changchun, Ch'ang-ch'ung China

city,

Chang-hua county,

Changi airport,

Chang Jiang [Yangtze] China

river,

Changsha, Ch'ang-sha city,

China

Chang

Tso-lln

see Zhang Zuolin Ch'ang-won city, S.

Korea

Jar) wan

Chankiri see Qankiri

Chantabun province, Thailand

Chantal shah"-TAHL,

town, Haiti

® shahn-TAHL

Jatail,

® Jan'tal

Chant de Railliemant national anthem,

Cameroon

SHAH" duh rT-ye-MAH"T

Ja da raijiimat

chahn-TAH-bu-RE

t

CHANT-i-KLIR, SHANT-i-KLIR

,tjaenti'klir, Jaenti'klir

shah"-te-YE

Jati:ji:

shan-TIL-e

Jaen'tili-

KHAHN-uh-kuh, HAHN-uh-kuh

'xanaka, 'hanaka

JOW

'dsau

CHOW

'tjau

Chanthaburi, Chantaburi

[Chantabun] province, Thailand

Jan, tabu 'ri:

Chanticleer rooster;

US

vocal ensemble

Chantilly I.

town, France

2. village,

VA

Chanukah Jewish holiday

Chao 1.

Chinese family of Sung dynasty

2. pers.

name

Foreign Sounds: hi:

Welsh Llanelli.

Ger fiillen uh(r): Fr boeuf, Ger Hohle kh: Ger CAPITALS: primary stress. SMALL CAPS: secondary stress.

ue: Fr rue,

ich, Scot,

®:

loch

U.S. pron.

g:

Sp.

amigo

v: Sp.

d): British pron.

hablar

Ch'ao-an [Chaozhou]

D

Pronouncing Dictionary

206

Ch'ao-an [Chaozhou] China

city.

CHOW-AHN

'tjau'an

chow PRl-uh

tjau 'praia

KA-AHS

'keiiQs

CHOW-JO

'tJau'd3o:

SHAP-uh-LA

Jaepa'le:

CHAP-luhn

'tjaeplan

CHAP-uh-KWID-ik

itjaeps'kwidik

chuh-POOL-tuh-PEK

tj"3'pu:lt3,pek

KAHR-uh-SHlM, KHAHR-ah-SHIM

'karajim, ,xara'Jini

shahr-KO

Jairko:

shahr-DE"

Jairde

SHAHRD-n-A, SHAHR-duh-NA,

Jafdn'e:, Ja''d3'ne:,

Chao Phraya Thailand

river,

Chaos void preceding the Greek gods;

computer network protocol

Chaozhou [Ch'ao-an] city.

China

Chapellet California wine

Chaplin Charlie, US actor Chappaquiddick island,

MA

Chapultepec fortress, park,

Mexico City

Charashim Biblical

name

Charcot Jean

M., French scientist

Chardin Jean, French traveler

Chardonnay wine

SHAHRD-n-A

'J'a''dn,e:

Chardzhou subdivision, Turkmenistan

chahr-JO

t/ar'dso:

shah-RAH"T

Jairat

chahr-GAHG-uh-GAHG-manCHAW-guh-GAHG-

tJa'''gag3,gagmaEn

Charente river, dept,

France

Chargoggagoggmanchaugagoggchaubunagungamaug [Chaubunagungamaug] lake,

MA

'tJo:g3,gagtJo:

chaw-BUHN-uh-GUHNG-guh-MAWG Chargui,

ibana'garjgaiinoig

Hodh ech

region, Mauritania

HAWD ekh shahr-GE

,ho:d ex Ja'''gi:

shah-RE-bah-GER-me

Ja,ri:ba'gi:rmi'

CHAHR-e-KAHR

,tjari:'kar

SHAHR-e

'Jari-

KAR-i-KLO

'kaeri,klo:

CHAR-ing KRAWS, CHER-ing

.tjaeriq 'krors, ,tj"erig

KAR-uhs

'kaeras

shuh-RES

Ja'riis

KAR-uht-ez

'kaeratiiz

Chari-Baguirmi prefecture,

Chad

Charikar town, Afghanistan

Chari, Shari river,

Africa

Charicio mother of Tiresias

Charing Cross district,

London

Charis singular of

Chahtes

Charisse Cyd,

US

actress

Charites

Roman goddesses of beauty Key (col. 2): a: fad a: fade oi: boy ow: now u: put

ali:

uh:

fatfier

above

ar:

marry aw: law e: ch: chop

uhr: bird

fed

e:

feed

ng: ring

sh:

er:

merry

show

i:

hid

th: thick

v.

hide

o;

th: this

oo: boot measure

coat zh:

Names

of Proper

207

n

Chartres

Chariton

MO;

county,

river,

US

SHAR-uht-n

'Jaeratn

Charlemagne 1.

Prankish king; pers.

2.

French

name

SHAHR-luh-MAN

'JaHaimein

shahr-luh-MAHN-yuh

/a:rl3ma:ji

CHAHRLZ SHAHRL SHAHRL

't/aHz

Jairl

SHAHRL duh GOL

Jairl

CHAHRL-stuhn, CHAHRLZ-tuhn

'tjalstan, 't/aHztan

SHAHR-luh-VOI

'JanSiVDi

shahr-luh-VWAH-EST

Jairlavwaest

shahr-luh-VWAH-WEST

/arlavwawest

CHAHR-le

'tjani-

Charles

name

J.

pers.

2.

Dutch

3.

French

'Jarl

Charles de Gaulle [Roissy] airport, Paris

da go:l

Charleston city,

county,

SC

Charlevoix

MI

county,

Charlevoix-Est county, Quebec,

Canada

Charlevoix-Ouest county, Quebec,

Canada

Charley, Charlie pers.

name

Chariot

Andre Eugene Maurice, theatrical

shahr-LO,

British

® SHAHR-LO

® 'Ja^lo:

Jairlo:,

manager and producer

Charlotte 7. city,

MI

2. city,

NC;

county, FL, VA; pers.

shahr-LAHT, SHAHR-luht

Ja^'lat, 'JaHat

SHAHR-luht

'JaHat

/a:rb:t

name 3.

French

shahr-LAWT

4.

German

shahr-LAW-tuh

/ar'loita

5.

Swedish

shahr-LAWT

Ja:r'b:t

SHAHR-luht uh-MAHL-yuh

'JaHat a'malja

CHAHRLT-n, CHAHRL-tuhn

'tjaltn, 'tJaHtan

shahr-MAH

Jairma:

KAHR-muh-DEZ

'karma, di:z

CHAHR-o, CHAR-6, CHER-o

'tjaro:, 'tjaero:, 't/ero:

SHAR-uh-LA

Jaera'le:

KAR-uhn, KER-uhn

'kaeran, 'keran

CHAHR-o

't/aro:

chuh-ROO-uh

tja'ruia

CHAHRT-lZ-uhm

'tja^tiizam

Charlotte Amalie city,

US

Virgin Islands

Charlton pers.

name

Charmat sparkling wine production

method

Charmides dialogue of Plato

Charo US entertainer Charolais breed of cattle

Charon ferryman of Hades;

satellite

of Pluto

Charro Days Mexican border fiesta

Charrua 5.

American people

Chartism political

movement

Chartres city,

Foreign Sounds: hi:

SHAHRTR,

France

Welsh UaneUi.

ue: Fr rue,

Ger

fiillen

Ger Hohle kh: Ger ich, SMALL CAPS: secondary stress. ®:

uh(r): Fr boeuf,

CAPITALS: primary stress.

® SHAHRT, SHAHR-truh Scot,

Jairtr,

loch

U.S. pron.

g:

® 'jah,

'^ahra

amigo

v: Sp.

Sp.

®:

British pron.

hablar

D

Chartreuse

Pronouncing Dictionary

208

Chartreuse shahr-TRUH(R)Z,

French liqueur

® shahr-TROOZ,

Ja:rtroe:z, (?) Ja'''tru:z, -'truis

-TROOS Charybdis personified whirlpool off Sicily

kuh-RIB-duhs, shuh-, chuh-

ka'ribdas, Js-, tja-

shah-SAHN-yuh-maw"-rah-SHE

Ja:sa:ji

CHAS-uh-HOW-(w)uht-skuh

itjaes3'hau(w)3tsk3

shah-to-bre-AH"

Ja:to:bri:a

shah-TO-shah-LAW"

JatoiJailS

sha-TO SHEV-uh-LIR, shuh-val-YA

Ja'to: Jevs'li"", Javael'je:

shah-TO-koa-E"S

Jato:ku:es

SHAT-uh-GA, (D SHAT-uh-ge,

Jaeta'ge:, (?) 'Jaetagi',

Chasid see Hasid

Chassagne-Montrachet French wine

m5ra:Je

Chassahowitzka FL

National Wildlife Refuge,

Chateaubriand Francois, French statesman

&

author

Chateau-Chalon wine

Chateau Chevalier wine

Chateau-Couhins wine

Chateauguay, Chattown, Canada;

river,

US & Canada

SHAT-uh-GA

'Jaets.ge:

Chateau-Haut-Brion wine

shah-TO-o-bre-AW"

Jatoioibriio

shah-TO-lah-FET

Jato:la:fi:t

shah-TO-lah-TOOR

Jato:la:tu:r

sha-TO LE-uh-NA,

Jae'to: |li:3'ne:, -'nai

Chateau-Lafite wine

Chateau-Latour wine

Chateau Leonay wine

-Nl

Chateau-Margaux wine

shah-TO-mahr-GO

/ato:ma:rgo:

sha-TO MAHNT-1-A-nuh

Jae'to:

shah-TO-moo-TAW"-rawt-SHELD

J"ato:mu:t3r3:tJi:ld

shah-to-NUH(R)F-due-PAHP

Jatoinoefdyipaip

sha-TO sant JEN

Jae'to: se:nt 'd3i:n

sha-TO SOO-vuh-REN, SOO-vuh-RAN

Jae'to: ,su:v3'ren, 'su:v9|re:n

sha-TO YAL-duh-ruh

Jae'to: 'jaeldara

shaht-LE

Ja:tle

CHAT-uhm

'tjaetam

Chateau IVIontelena wine

,mantl'e:n9

Chateau-Mouton-Rothschlld wine

Chateauneuf-du-Pape wine

Chateau

St.

winery,

CA

Jean

Chateau Souverain winery, CA Chateau Yaldara wine

Chatelet Gabrielle Emilia Le Tonnelier

de

Marquise du, French

Breteuil,

mathematician, physicist, and philosopher, mistress of Voltaire

Chatham College, PA, county, GA,

NC;

city,

Canada; borough, England; islands.

Key oi:

(col. 2):

boy

ow:

a:

New Zealand fad

now

a:

u:

fade

put

afi:

uh:

father

above

ar:

marry aw: law ch: chop

uhr: bird

e:

fed

e:

feed

ng: ring

sh:

merry show th:

er:

i:

hid

thick

I:

hide

o:

th: this

coat zh:

oo:

boot

measure

Names

of Proper

209

D

Chayim

Chatila Palestinian refugee camp, Lebanon

shah-TE-luh

Ja'ti:l9

chuh-TE-no

tja'tiino:

CHAT-uh-HOO-che

,t/aet3'hu:tji'

CHAT-uh-NOO-guh, CHAT-n-00-guh, CHAT-uh-NU-guh

itjaeta'nuiga, .tjaetn'uiga,

CHAT-uhr-je

'tjaets^'dsi'

CHAT-uhr-le

'tjaetsli-

chuh-TOO-guh

tja'tuiga

chaw-BUHN-uh-GUHNG-guh-MAWG

t/o:|b9n9'g9r)g9,mo:g

CHAW-suhr

'tjoisa''

chaw-SIR-e-uhn, chaw-SER-e-uhn

tjoi'siriian, tjoi'seriian

shaw-DE

Joide

chawl-MOO-gruh

tjoii'muigra

sho-MAW"

JoimS

CHAWN-se, CHAHN-

'tjoinsi', 'tjan-

shuh-TAWK-wuh

Ja'tDikwa

Chatino lang., people.

Mexico

Chattahoochee US; county,

river,

GA

Chattanooga city,

TN

.tjasts'nuga

Chatterjee, Chatterji

Bankim Chandra,

Indian novelist

Chatterley Connie, character

in

Lady

Chatterley's Lover, D.H.

Lawrence

Chattooga county, GA Chaubunagungamaug

[Chargoggagoggmanchaugagoggchaubunagungamaug] lake,

MA

Chaucer Geoffrey, English poet

Chaucerian pert, to

Chaucer

Chaudet Denis-Antoine, French sculptor

Chaulmoogra tree

Chaumont commune, France

Chauncey pers.

name

Chautauqua county,

KA, NY;

lake, town,

NY;

National Wildlife Refuge, IL

Chaves

NM

y.

county,

2.

commune, Portugal

CHAV-uhs, SHAV-uhs

'tj"asv9s,

SHAHV-esh

'J"a:vi:J

SHAHV-EZ, CHAH-VEZ

'Jav,ez, 'tJUpVez

chuh-VEN

tja'viin

CHAV-uhs, CHA-vuhs

'tjaevas, 'tj"e:v9s

chl-EF-ske, chT-EV-ske

t/ai'efski", t/ai'evski'

kh^(Y)IM, KHl-(y)im

xai'(j)im, 'xai(j)im

KH!-(y)im

'xai(j)im

'Jaevas

Chavez Cesar,

US

union official

Chavin S.

American people

Chavis Benjamin Franklin,

Jr.,

US

civil

rights leader

Chaxernsao see Chachoengsao Chayefsky Paddy, US author Chayim L pers. name, Hebrew 2.

Yiddish

Foreign Sounds: hi:

Welsh Llanelli.

Ger fiillen uh(r): Fr boeuf, Ger Hohle kh: Ger CAPITALS: primary stress. SMALL CAPS: secondary stress,

ue: Fr rue,

ich, Scot, (f):

loch

U.S. pron.

g:

Sp.

(£):

amigo

v; Sp.

British pron.

hablar

Chaz

n

Pronouncing Dictionary

210

Chaz perfume brand

CHAZ

'tjaez

CHA

'tje:

CHET-uhm

't/iitam

Che pers. name, Spanish

Cheatham county, TN Cheb

KHEP,

town, Czech Republic

® KEP, HEP

'xep,

®

'kep, 'hep

Chebar name

Biblical

KE-BAHR, kuh-VAHR

'kii.ba'',

CHEB-ahk-SAHR-yi, -SAHR-e

,tjebak'sa:rjij, -'sari'

shi-BOI-guhn

Ji'boigan

chuh-CHEN

tja'tjen

ka'var

Cheboksary Russia

city,

Cheboygan river,

county,

city,

MI

Chechen Georgia and

long., people,

Kazakhstan

Chechnya chech-NYAH,

region, Russia

($)

CHECH-ne-uh

tjetj'nja,

®

'tjet/niia

Cheddar town, England; cheese

CHED-uhr

't/edsr

KED-AWR-LA-uh-muhr,

,ked,3:'''le:9ni3'',

Chedor-laomer name

Biblical

kuh-DAWR-lah-AW-mer

k3,do:rla'o:mer

Chehalis N.

American people

chuh-HA-luhs

tja'heilas

cha-joo

tj"e:d3u:

CHEK-uh

't/eka

Cheju island, S.

Korea

Cheka USSR

secret police,

Chekhov CHEKH-uhf,

Anton, Russian writer

® CHEK-AWF,

'tjexaf,

®

'tJek,o:f, 'tjek|0:v

CHEK-AWV Chekiang see Zhejiang

Chekov CHEK-AWF, CHEK-AWV

Pavel, character, Star Trek

't/ek,o:f, 't/ek,o:v

Chelal Biblical

kuh-LAHL

name

KE-LAL,

WA

shuh-LAN

Ja'lan

sha-LEF

Je:li:f

'ki:,lael,

ka'lal

Chelan county,

Cheliff [Sheliff] Algeria

river,

Chelm KHELM,

province, Poland

® KELM, HELM

'xelm,

® 'kelm, 'helm

Chelone changed

girl

into a tortoise

ke-LO-ne

ki:'lo:ni'

CHEL-se

'tjelsi-

CHELT-n-uhm

't/eltnam

KE-LUHB, kuh-LOOV

'kii.lab,

Chelsea city,

MA; London borough;

pers.

name

Cheltenham city,

England; type font

Chelub Biblical

Key oi:

(col. 2):

boy

ow:

name a:

fad

now

a:

u:

fade

put

ah: father

uh:

above

ar:

marry aw: law e: ch: chop

uhr: bird

fed

e:

feed

ng: ring

sh:

merry show th:

er:

i:

hid

thick

I:

ka'luiv

hide

6:

th: this

coat zh:

oo:

boot

measure

Names

of Proper

D

211

Chephirah

Chelubai

name

Biblical

kuh-LOO-BT, kuh-loo-Vl

k3'lu:,bai, kalui'vai

chel-YAH-buhn(t)sk

tjerja:b3n(t)sk

KEM-uh-RlM, kuh-mahr-EM

'keni3|rim,

CHEM-uh-WA-ve

itjema'weivi'

shuh-MAN-duh-FER

Ja.maenda'fe''

KHEM-nits

'^emnits

KE-MAHSH, KE-MOSH, kuh-MOSH

'kiiimaj, 'kiiimo:/, ka'moij"

shi-MUHNG

Ji'mar)

CHUHN

'tjan

kuh-NA-uh-nuh, kuh-NAH-ah-NAH

ka'neiana, k3,naa'na

shuh-NANG-go

Ja'naeggo:

CHUHN CHUHNG

'tjan 't/aq

CHA-ne

'tjeini'

CHUHNG-DOO

'tjaq'du:

JUHNG

'd33D

shan-YA

Jeinje:

Chelyabinsk Russia

city,

Chemarim name

Biblical

kamar'izm

Chemehuevi N.

American people

Chemin-de-fer

game Chemnitz

[Karl

Marx Stadt]

Germany

city,

Chemosh name

Biblical

Chemung US; county,

river,

NY

Ch'en Chinese dynasty

Chenaanah name

Biblical

Chenango

NY

county,

river,

Ch'en Ch'eng Chinese soldier and politician

Chen-Chiang see Zhejiang

Cheney Richard

B.,

Tacoma,

US politician; Stadium,

WA

Chengchow see Zhengzhou Chengdu, Ch'ung-tu

China

city,

Cheng

[Shih Hwang-ti]

Chinese emperor

Chenier Andre, French poet

Chenin Blanc

® SHEN-in

shuh-ne"-BLAH",

JaneblQ,

® Jenin 'blagk

BLAHNGK Chennault Claire,

US

militarist

shuh-NAWLT

Ja'noilt

shuh-NAWLT

Ja'noilt

KE-AHPS

'ki:,aps

Chennault Claire Lee, US aviator Cheops [Khufu]

Egyptian pharoah

Chephar-ammoni [Chephar Haammonai] Biblical

name

KE-fahr-AM-uh-NT. KFAHR

'ki:far'aEm3,nai, .kfa""

,

hah-AHM-6-NI

ha.amoi'nai

Chephar Haammonai Biblical

name

KE-FAHR huh-AM-uh-NT, KFAHR

'kii.fa''

hah-AHM-o-Nl

h9'aem9,nai,

.kfa'"

haiOmor'nai

Chephirah Biblical

name

Foreign Sounds: hi:

Welsh UaneUi.

kuh-Fl-ruh, kuh-FE-RAH

Fr rue, Ger fiillen uh(r): Fr boeuf, Ger Hohle kh; Ger CAPITALS: primary stress. SMALL CAPS: secondary stress.

ue:

ks'fairs, k9,fi:'ra ich, Scot, ($):

loch

U.S. pron.

g:

Sp.

(£):

amigo

v: Sp.

British pron.

hablar

Cher

n

Pronouncing Dictionary

212

Cher J.

US

entertainer

2. river, dept,

France

SHER SHER

Jer

KE-ruhn, KIR-uhn, kuh-RAHN

'kiiran, 'kiran,

•Jer

Cheran name

Biblical

ka'ran

Cherbourg

® SHER-BUR(G),

sher-BOOR,

seaport, France

Jerbu:r,

SHUHR-BUR(G)

Cheremis

®

'Jer.burCg),

'Ja^burcg)

[Mari]

lang.. people,

CHER-uh-MIS, CHER-uh-MES

Russia

.tjera'mis, .tjera'miis

Cherenkov, CePavel Alekseevich, Russian physicist (Nobel

Cherenkov see

J

® chuh-RENG-kawf,

chir-yin-KAWF,

® t/a'regkoif,

tjirjin'koif,

-kuhf

958)

-kaf

effect

Cerenkov

effect

Cherepovets city;

chi-ri-PUH-VYETS,

Russia

®

tjiriipa'vjets,

.tjerapa'vets

(D CHER-uh-puh-VETS

Cherethites

name

Biblical

KER-uh-THTTS, KIR-

'kera, Gaits, 'kir-

shuh-RE, sher-E, SHER-e

Ja'ri:, Jer'i:, 'Jeri-

sha-RE-SWES

Je:ri:swi:s

KE-ruhth, KIR-uhth, kuh-RET

'kiiraG, 'kiraG, ka'riit

Cherie, Cherie pers.

name

Cheri-Suisse Swiss liqueur

Cherith

name

Biblical

Cherkassy, Cherkasi dry,

Ukraine

® CHUHR-KAHS-e,

chir-KAHS-e,

t/ir'kasi:,

-KAS-e

®

itja^'kasi',

®

|tj3'''kesk

-'kaesi'

Cherkessk chir-KYESK,

town, Russia

® CHUHR-KESK

tjir'kjesk,

Cherna [Crna] riven

Macedonia

CHER-nuh

't/e^'na

chern-YENG-ko

tJe''n'jer)ko:

chir-NYE-guhf

tjir'njiigaf

Chernenko Konstantin, gen. secy

USSR

Chernigov medieval principality, Russia

Chernobyl city,

Ukraine

chir-NO-bil,

® chuhr-NO-buhl

t/ir'no:bii,

® tja^'noibal

Chernomyrdin CHUHR-nuh-MIRD-n, CHER-

Viktor S., Russian prime minister

,t/3''n3'mi''dn,

.tj'e''-

Chernovtsy city,

Ukraine

CHIR-nuhft-SE,

® chuhr-NOFT-se

.tjimaft'si:,

®

tj9'''no:ftsi'

Chernyshevsky Nikolay Gavrilovich, Russian radical

CHUHR-nyi-SHEF-skyiy

itjamji'jefskjij

CHER-uh-ke

'tjeraki'

Cherokee A^.

American people

Chersonese, The any of several European

&

KUHR-suh-NEZ,

Asian

-NES;

KUHR-suh-NEZ,

'ka^'sa.niiz, -,ni:s; .ka^'sa'niiz,

-NES

peninsulas

-'ni:s

Cherub Biblical

name

CHER-uhb, kuh-ROOV

'tjerab, ka'ruiv

CHER-(y)uh-BlM

'tjer(j)3,bim

Cherubim order of angels

Key (col. 2): a: fad a: fade oi: boy ow: now u: put

ah: father

uh:

above

ar:

marry aw: law

uhr: bird

ch: ciiop

e:

fed

e:

feed

ng: ring

er:

merry

sh: sliow

i:

hid

th: tliick

I:

hide

o:

th: tliis

oo: boot measure

coat zh:

of Proper

Names

213

n

Cheyenne

Cherubini Luigi Carlo

Zenobi Salvadore

KA-roo-BE-ne

ike:ru:'bi:ni'

CHAHR-wuhl

'tjarwai

SHER-uhl

'Jeral

KES-uh-LAHN, kuh-SAH-LON

'kes3,lan, k3,sa'lo:n

Maria, Italian composer

Cherwell Oxfordshire

river, district,

Cheryl pers. name Chesalon Biblical name

Chesapeake Bay inlet,

CHES-uh-PEK

Ocean

Atlantic

Chesebrough-Pond's US cosmetics co.

BA

't/esaipiik 'be:

CHEZ-bruh-PAHN(D)Z

,tji:zbr9'pan(d)z

KE-SED, KE-suhd, KES-ED

'ki:,sed, 'kiisad, 'keSiCd

CHESH-uhr, CHESH-IR

't/ejar, 'tjej.ir

CHES-uhnt

't/esant

KE-suhl, i