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[Facts] pronounce Tiwlip?
How is this pronounced? It's the Welsh word for tulipThanks
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It would be pronounced pretty much the same as tulip. The 'w' makes an 'oo' sound so it literally breaks down as tee-OO-lip (accent on penultimate syllable) but actually probably sounds more like t-yoo-lip. However I've never actually heard the word tiwlip pronounced so it is just an educated guess based on the Welsh I picked up from my Welsh grandad. But generally when the Wlsh take a word use in English, the pronunciation stays the same but the spelling is modified to fit the conventions of the Welsh language.

This message was edited 2/23/2007, 2:59 AM

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