Members CTrain Posted June 28, 2006 Members Share Posted June 28, 2006 What is the right pronunciation for "Takamine"? I used to always think it was tack-ah-myn, but I've heard it pronounced by many as tack-ah-min-ee. So which is it? Thanks, and sorry for the "simpleness" of the question haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pedalpat Posted June 28, 2006 Members Share Posted June 28, 2006 everyone i know says: taka-mee-nee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members carguy Posted June 28, 2006 Members Share Posted June 28, 2006 Originally posted by CTrain What is the right pronunciation for "Takamine"? I used to always think it was tack-ah-myn, but I've heard it pronounced by many as tack-ah-min-ee. So which is it? Thanks, and sorry for the "simpleness" of the question haha Good question actually, that was discussed here before. I think the concensus was "tack-ah-meen-ee". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted June 28, 2006 Members Share Posted June 28, 2006 Given that it's a Japanese proper name (the original factory was in Saka{censored}a, Japan at the base of Mt. Takamine) I would say that it's best to try and mimic Japanese enunciation: tah' - kah - me' - neh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dadgad7 Posted June 28, 2006 Members Share Posted June 28, 2006 I think there is a section an that exact subject on their websiteTakamine.com tah-kah-mee-ney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sweb Posted June 29, 2006 Members Share Posted June 29, 2006 Originally posted by kwakatak Given that it's a Japanese proper name (the original factory was in Saka{censored}a, Japan at the base of Mt. Takamine) I would say that it's best to try and mimic Japanese enunciation: tah' - kah - me' - neh That's the proper pronunciation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted June 29, 2006 Members Share Posted June 29, 2006 Originally posted by Sweb That's the proper pronunciation. Let me edit my original post then. It should actually be pronounced like this: tah' - kah - mee' - neh The third syllable should have the "long e" pronunciation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the russ Posted June 29, 2006 Members Share Posted June 29, 2006 i say "Ta Ka Meen" and i don't give a shit what the proper pronunciation is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dadgad7 Posted June 29, 2006 Members Share Posted June 29, 2006 Now there's a man who's not afraid to take a stand -I like that! You'll be banned shortly - nice knowing you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigby Posted June 29, 2006 Members Share Posted June 29, 2006 Tack-my-weenie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dangerine49 Posted June 29, 2006 Members Share Posted June 29, 2006 Didn't they have a travel model called Take-A-Mini ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Steverino Posted June 29, 2006 Members Share Posted June 29, 2006 Tak. Cut thru the bs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scotmacfie Posted February 26, 2020 Members Share Posted February 26, 2020 Taka-me-nay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gibson29 Posted February 27, 2020 Members Share Posted February 27, 2020 I had one once. I started to pronounce it take-mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted February 27, 2020 Members Share Posted February 27, 2020 Wow. 14 year old thread, eternal question. Since the letter "e" in anglicized Japanese is pronounced as a long "a," rather than "eh," I pronounce it Tah-kah-ME-nay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catscurlyear Posted February 27, 2020 Members Share Posted February 27, 2020 (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 I pronounced it ta-ka-mee-nee (accent on the third syllable, with a long E at the end of the fourth) for years until someone corrected me and told me it was ta-ka-mee-nay. Apparently that's how it's pronounced in Japan, and since it's their language and the name comes from the name of a mountain there, I defer to their POV on the matter. My apologies to the Japanese for for butchering the name for years. But hey, I have a hard enough time pronouncing things in my own native language sometimes, so it certainly wasn't intentional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FretFiend. Posted February 27, 2020 Members Share Posted February 27, 2020 Can't... get... away... from... them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted February 27, 2020 Members Share Posted February 27, 2020 Nah. You guys don't even know how to pronounce "capo". And as for "D'Addario" - well!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catscurlyear Posted February 27, 2020 Members Share Posted February 27, 2020 Rubbery Chicken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Idunno Posted February 28, 2020 Members Share Posted February 28, 2020 Fact is, Japanese do not accent syllables after the first. Multi syllable words are pronounced without cadence, inflection or character. They speak with zero dynamics. Western languages are sing-songy by contrast. So, tok'-ah-min-eh is how it would be pronounced, with the final syllable almost like a ghost note. But, because they speak so quickly, the untrained ear probably would not discern the name when spoken in context. If pronounced alone aural recognition might have a chance. A little first-hand experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted February 28, 2020 Members Share Posted February 28, 2020 Duck uh mean uh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gibson29 Posted February 28, 2020 Members Share Posted February 28, 2020 It’s all Chinese to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted March 2, 2020 Members Share Posted March 2, 2020 On 2/28/2020 at 4:27 PM, Gibson29 said: It’s all Chinese to me. ... and there we have one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted March 3, 2020 Members Share Posted March 3, 2020 22 hours ago, Grant Harding said: ... and there we have one Yup. SMH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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