Toot-ahnk-uh-MOON is how I have heard British pronounce it over the phone, but I was taught Toot'n-kah-m'n' as you hear it on Merriam-Webster's site, here: http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?bixtut01.wav=Tutankhamen
2007-09-22 10:26:08 · 5 answers · asked by Bobo_the_Ebola_Monkey 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Toot-ahnk-ah-MOON. But keep in mind that ancient Egyptian writing doesn't have vowels; all of the pronunciations we use for ancient Egyptian words have interpolated vowels, and it's unlikely that any of them are what the Egyptians actually said.
2007-09-22 10:33:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Tutankhamun Pronunciation
2016-11-12 03:28:25 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may well be one of those words that is pronounced differently by the British and Americans. The Webster pronunciation is how Americans pronounce it -- with accents on the first and third syllables.
2007-09-22 10:33:37 · answer #3 · answered by Ranto 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
correct pronunciation tutankhamen
2016-01-29 04:13:48 · answer #4 · answered by Filberto 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The British pronunciation is correct.
2007-09-22 10:32:48 · answer #5 · answered by whuz007 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have always heard the Merriam Webster version as well. That or just king Tut.
2007-09-22 10:32:37 · answer #6 · answered by Whynot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tut-Ankh-Amen not Tutan-khamen. It's a 3 hieroglyph name meaning "Living image of Amen". You may be familiar with the "ankh" symbol.
2014-03-15 02:14:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the first one is the more widely accepted and used format.
Another way I have heard is Too ton Kar Moon.
2007-09-22 10:32:48 · answer #8 · answered by Danny N 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
2 tank ah maan (man with Jamaican accent)
2007-09-22 10:33:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tu tan common
2007-09-22 10:31:57 · answer #10 · answered by Scratchy_Joe 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋