maize Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 I've heard at least three different versions on the news today. How does Harris pronounce her own name? Not knowing is irking me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/politics/national-politics/kamala-harris-how-to-pronounce-her-name/67-e62b41d7-a51b-48cc-b910-b0c87716f757 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted August 12, 2020 Author Share Posted August 12, 2020 1 minute ago, Jean in Newcastle said: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/politics/national-politics/kamala-harris-how-to-pronounce-her-name/67-e62b41d7-a51b-48cc-b910-b0c87716f757 Oh good, I've been saying it right! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Comma La 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted August 12, 2020 Author Share Posted August 12, 2020 7 minutes ago, Dreamergal said: Three syllables. Ka Ma La, lots of A's like South Asian names usually are. I am so excited because her mom is from India. 😀 ETA: Kamala means Lotus in Hindi Yes, very neat that she is the child of two immigrants 💕 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 (edited) My Indian friends named Kamala pronounce it KUM.luh or KUH.muh.luh. Edited August 12, 2020 by SKL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 This one is fun. She's got kids saying it. https://www.marieclaire.com/politics/a27017056/how-to-pronounce-kamala-harris-name/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathnerd Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Ka-mah-lah (Lotus flower in Sanskrit). Her sister's name is Maya which means Illusion or magic in Sanskrit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathnerd Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 2 hours ago, SKL said: My Indian friends named Kamala pronounce it KUM.luh or KUH.muh.luh. Language differences inside india - Harris's mother is from the South were the "ah" sounds are elongated (and her name is spelled as Kamala) and people from the north who speak Hindi and related languages truncate the "ah" sounds often to spell it as Kamla (resulting in it sounding like Kumlah). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 (edited) 45 minutes ago, mathnerd said: Language differences inside india - Harris's mother is from the South were the "ah" sounds are elongated (and her name is spelled as Kamala) and people from the north who speak Hindi and related languages truncate the "ah" sounds often to spell it as Kamla (resulting in it sounding like Kumlah). Actually there are two different "ah" sounds in Hindi script. The long "ah" is shown as a letter, the short one is not represented by an alphabet, so you would see it spelled the equivalent of "kml" or "kmla" which is how I've seen it spelled in Hindi script. https://www.kidpaw.com/names/kamala But obviously it's for her to say how her name is pronounced. Edited August 12, 2020 by SKL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoeless Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Dang, I've been saying it wrong. Well, now I feel dumb. 😕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 So glad to finally know this. I put great effort into learning to pronounce Buttigieg, but that was for naught. 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 I’m hearing COMma-luh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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