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The three-syllable word should be pronounced “Come-a-laa” (Kamalā), with the final long “a” signaling a feminine noun in Sanskrit. In the United States, it is often enunciated with stresses placed on the first or second syllable.
https://theconversation.com/kamala-a-common-name-in-india-is-associated-with-several-deities-and-is-a-symbol-of-wisdom-236641
I hope pronouncing it correctly is not racist or sexist. LOL
@Metal-Brain saidIf you ask me, it’s pronounced as Pamala, but with a K instead of a P.
The three-syllable word should be pronounced “Come-a-laa” (Kamalā), with the final long “a” signaling a feminine noun in Sanskrit. In the United States, it is often enunciated with stresses placed on the first or second syllable.
https://theconversation.com/kamala-a-common-name-in-india-is-associated-with-several-deities-and-is-a-symbol-of-wisdom-236641
I hope pronouncing it correctly is not racist or sexist. LOL
I really don’t see the issue.
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@shavixmir said'Sanskrit in the United States" is an issue.
If you ask me, it’s pronounced as Pamala, but with a K instead of a P.
I really don’t see the issue.
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@AverageJoe1 saidNo it is not.
'Sanskrit in the United States" is an issue.
You’re a bloody issue. An issue of racist moronity.
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@shavixmir saidThere isn’t an issue; it’s just sloped forehead Republicans getting their LOLs in the only way they can now.
If you ask me, it’s pronounced as Pamala, but with a K instead of a P.
I really don’t see the issue.
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@Metal-Brain saidAnd Donald's last name is Drumpf so what?
The three-syllable word should be pronounced “Come-a-laa” (Kamalā), with the final long “a” signaling a feminine noun in Sanskrit. In the United States, it is often enunciated with stresses placed on the first or second syllable.
https://theconversation.com/kamala-a-common-name-in-india-is-associated-with-several-deities-and-is-a-symbol-of-wisdom-236641
I hope pronouncing it correctly is not racist or sexist. LOL
@shavixmir saidExcept that's not true.
If you ask me, it’s pronounced as Pamala, but with a K instead of a P.
I really don’t see the issue.
The first syllable has a distinct short "o" sound, not an "a".
With the second syllable, a distinct "a" versus "e".
Think "Com-ma-la".
Her stepkids say they call her "Momala", which rhymes with her name exactly.
Saying it like "Pamela" makes it sound like "Camel-a". Surely you see the problem with that.
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@AverageJoe1 saidHow so? Are we not the world's melting pot?
'Sanskrit in the United States" is an issue.
I know that doesn't sit well with you white boys.
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@Suzianne saidHer niece said it is pronounced comma la, but it is supposed to be Come a laa if you go by Indian culture.
Except that's not true.
The first syllable has a distinct short "o" sound, not an "a".
With the second syllable, a distinct "a" versus "e".
Think "Com-ma-la".
Her stepkids say they call her "Momala", which rhymes with her name exactly.
Saying it like "Pamela" makes it sound like "Camel-a". Surely you see the problem with that.
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@Suzianne saidWhen people say her name, it sounds like cam-i-la to me.
Except that's not true.
The first syllable has a distinct short "o" sound, not an "a".
With the second syllable, a distinct "a" versus "e".
Think "Com-ma-la".
Her stepkids say they call her "Momala", which rhymes with her name exactly.
Saying it like "Pamela" makes it sound like "Camel-a". Surely you see the problem with that.
I’ve not heard anyone say komala.
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@Metal-Brain saidIncorrect, as always.
Her niece said it is pronounced comma la, but it is supposed to be Come a laa if you go by Indian culture.
What do you know abut Indian culture?
Have you extended your ignorance to yet another subject?
A person's own name is pronounced the way they want. She wasn't born in India, she's never lived in India, yet you would deny her own opinion of how to pronounce her own name. What's wrong with you?