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[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

What is the pronunciation of the name MAYA?
I think it looks really pretty, and I was just wondering if there's a certain way to say it, or, like Mia, it's pretty much whatever.

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[fantomes.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I speak Japanese (badly) but "mai" is pronounced "my" (well, not exactly, but pretty close) and "mei" is "may." They just have a bit more of an "eee" sound at the end than the English words we're comparing them to here. So, for example, "mai" sounds like "mah-ee" said really fast.

But I agree with that you're saying here. Since I tend to see the Japanese pronunciation, I get "may-uh" from Meia and "my-ah" from Maia.

[poespretty.livejournal.com]

so it's kind of OT, but does that mean I've been thinking/saying "my tie" when I see Mei-Tei carriers mentioned and it should be "may tay"?

[fantomes.livejournal.com]

If it's Japanese, then yes. "Tei" is kind of like the very first part of "tech(nology)" with that short "te" sound. And then a quick "eee" sound at the end. "My tie" in Japanese would be more equivalent to "mai tai."

But I'm not familiar with it, so it could come from a language other than Japanese. And in that case, your guess is as good as mine on pronunciation.