Pondering the details of Goblet (contents vary)

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Thu Aug 2 05:06:18 UTC 2001


No: HPFGUIDX 23431

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., mcandrew at b... wrote:
> 5) Pronunciation: I don't find this much of a problem generally, but 
> the name 'Nagini' usually causes a hiccup when reading aloud to my 
> son.  I've settled on pronouncing it with an elongated 'a', a 
> soft 'g' and the accent on the second syllable.  Would you agree?

Nagini is the Hindi word meaning 'snake' (in case you're curious :) ) 
and having heard the word in other contexts I believe it is pronounced 
Nah-GEE-nee with a hard 'G' sound.  This would be easier to ilustrate 
if I could use phonetic symbols, but hopefully that's enough to figure 
it out.

Hope that helps,
Luke





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