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Subject: [OM] Re: Zuiko pronunciation
From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 08:26:14 -0700
Give that man a cigar.



Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA




On Jul 16, 2006, at 6:45 AM, Christos Stavrou wrote:

> Well...
> First there is no really accent in japanese, and given that the  
> slightly
> prolonged 'Kho' means light.. and that 'Zuiko' kind of means: a  
> light that
> signifies something important or 'auspicious light' as Wikipedia  
> points
> out.. (although it's also a kind of pun because the 'Zui' and 'Ko'
> characters came from the long title of the initial optical company in
> Mizuho, where Mizu is also pronounced Zui etc)..
> so...its Zoo-e-kho
>
> Christos


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