My friend says it ma-chi-us but I believe it is Mak-e-as
2007-05-11 16:22:04 · 5 answers · asked by matd_007 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
If it's the town in Maine, it's Muh - CHI - us with a long i in the second syllable.
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2007-05-11 16:29:28 · answer #1 · answered by Kacky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Machias I know is in the southwest corner of New York State -- and it is pronounced the same way as the place in Maine (muh-CHi-us, as Kacky wrote), which makes sense since it borrowed the name directly from the Maine town.
I've found another one in Wisconsin, and one in Washington, which I am rather certain are also borrowed from the name of the Maine town, and hence pronounced the same.
WHY? Because the original name of the town, river, etc. in Maine is from an INDIAN name used by natives of Maine. In English "ch" is only pronounced "k" (and "chi" as "kee") when the word comes from a GREEK word (often borrowed through Latin) or occassionally a Hebrew word (like "Chanukkah")
2007-05-12 15:48:29 · answer #2 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your friend is correct. So try to pronounce these words:
MacIsaac
MacDonald
MacHines
Now spell out the third one, pay no mind to the capital letters. How do you pronounce that?
2007-05-12 05:05:13 · answer #3 · answered by itsmyitch 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is the town in Maine, "Kacky" is right (your first answer)
2007-05-11 16:55:02 · answer #4 · answered by Cindy J 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
MA-KI-US
KI as in kite
2007-05-11 16:34:46 · answer #5 · answered by ascloud@sbcglobal.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋