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How do I pronounce "Kamala"?
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this post was submitted on 25 Jul 2024
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Why would you think it can only be pronounced with an "uh" at the end? Where did that come from?
I could be wrong about how she uses her name of course, but I would pronounce it Cam-ahl-a, nothing the hard a at the end, as in apple.
We don't say uhpple, we say apple.
I can’t think of any words that end in the hard a (but I’m willing to learn, hence this post).
But words that end in the letter a with the “uh” sound seem to be common:
China Koala Academia Pizza Cicada
Huzzah does (as do similar words like hurrah), but it’s hard to find a non-stressed version, except for maybe chutzpah
I don't think it would be correct to use the A in apple for any of the As in Kamala. It's more of the A with an open mouth than constrained to the front. The A in calm is much closer imo
I should really be using the IPA to make my point here but I don't know all the letters