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minus-squareHeartyOfGlass@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 months agoI’m sure someone’s asked, so I guess it’s my turn - how do you pronounce “Jucika”? I’m sure it’s not “juice-ika” like my brain says.
minus-squareThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoMy brain also still says “Juice-ika”, but someone who spoke Hungarian commented on a post the other day saying it’s pronounced more like “Yucika”
minus-squareAqarius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 months agoIt’s a double diminutive: Julia (YooLeeAh) -> Juca (YooTsa) -> Jucika (YooTsiKah).
minus-squareAlexander@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 months agoHungarian is supposed to be pronounced like Finnish, IIUC, so yeah. That’s how I read it anyway.
minus-squareCannedYeet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoFrom Wikipedia Jucika (Hungarian: [ˈju.tsi.kɒ], YUT-sik-ah)
I’m sure someone’s asked, so I guess it’s my turn - how do you pronounce “Jucika”?
I’m sure it’s not “juice-ika” like my brain says.
My brain also still says “Juice-ika”, but someone who spoke Hungarian commented on a post the other day saying it’s pronounced more like “Yucika”
It’s a double diminutive: Julia (YooLeeAh) -> Juca (YooTsa) -> Jucika (YooTsiKah).
Hungarian is supposed to be pronounced like Finnish, IIUC, so yeah. That’s how I read it anyway.
From Wikipedia