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  • #11
    Re: My name in Armenian

    Originally posted by Lucin View Post
    Western Armenians tend to write their Armenian names or words in latin (including English) just as pronounced orally. With that said, they say/ write (in latin letters) Kurken (Գուրգէն), Karnig (Գառնիկ), Kyle (գայլ) and so on.




    In the context yes.
    No, Lucin jan, they write them as all Armenians would; they don't change the spellings. They only pronounce them differently. That's why they still spell քայլ and գայլ different although they pronounce both the same way. But in the case of Kyle, the name, it's an American name which should always be pronounced Ք, so it must be written with a Ք.
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    • #12
      Re: My name in Armenian

      Քայլ = step
      Գայլ = wolf

      In western Armenian we pronounce it the same way.

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      • #13
        Re: My name in Armenian

        Aww I've always wanted my name to be wolf. Now I find out it's only Wolf in Western Armenian when pronounced. Ah well. Better than nothing I suppose

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        • #14
          Re: My name in Armenian

          hmm. what about armos named cody? lol, "BELLT git YO LAZY ASS DOWN HeRE!"

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          • #15
            Re: My name in Armenian

            It all depends on what dialect you speak at home Kyle. If you speak Western Armenian at home, then the way you spell it, Գայլ (Kayl - wolf) or Քայլ (Kayl - step), would not matter as Western Armenians pronounce these two exactly the same way and only differentiate in context (rather easily as Siggie pointed out).

            But if you want to compromise between both dialects and get both Western Armenians and Eastern Armenians to say your name correctly, then I suggest you go with the Քայլ spelling given that both dialects pronounce this the same way.
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            • #16
              Re: My name in Armenian

              Originally posted by ara87 View Post
              hmm. what about armos named cody? lol, "BELLT git YO LAZY ASS DOWN HeRE!"
              This would again only be a "problem" with Western Armenians since գոտի is "kodi" for them and "goti" for Eastern Armenians.
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              • #17
                Re: My name in Armenian

                Thanks everyone!

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                • #18
                  Re: My name in Armenian

                  Sig, haven't you come across names such as Krikorian, Karekin, Kalust in English? Yes, they (WAs) only pronounce them differently but write as we do in Armenian. What I meant was their names written in English lettres which reflects exactly how they pronounce.
                  Last edited by Lucin; 08-25-2009, 05:29 AM.

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                  • #19
                    Re: My name in Armenian

                    Originally posted by Lucin View Post
                    Sig, haven't you come across names such as Krikorian, Karekin, Kalust in English? Yes, they (WAs) only pronounce them differently but write as we do in Armenian. What I meant was their names written in English lettres which reflects exactly how they pronounce.
                    Yes, of course. I think the confusion was with the fact that Kyle is an American name, so the pronunciation isn't flexible, therefore it has to be spelled with Ք.
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