HOW TO PRONOUNCE MAKAROV

[crazyphil]

I once gave concealed weapon license training to an immigrant
from Russia. He corrected the way I pronounced Makarov.
I pronouced it Mack a rov (with emphasis on Mack).
He pronounced it Muh care ov (with emphasis on care),
I'm sure this is something that you always wanted to know.

 

[LVSteve]

My understanding was that it is "Mah-caah-rov" with a slightly longer "ahh" sound for the second a.

 

[Patrick L]

Just visualize Ensign Chekov saying it to Captain Kirk.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

My Buddy Milt was assigned to British Army Intel when the Brits got their hands on some.
Milt hand hand carried the first one we ever had from the UK to Aberdeen.
Not sure if he pronounced it correctly.
He was from Texas!

 

[Muss Muggins]

Mock Uh Rov, emphasis on first syllable . . .

 

[lrrifleman]

If I remember correctly, in the Cyrillic alphabet, the letter that looks like an "M" is actually a "T". So perhaps the Makarov pistol is actually a Takarov.

 

[Hair Trigger]

How do they pronounce "Garand"?

 

[LVSteve]

If I remember correctly, in the Cyrillic alphabet, the letter that looks like an "M" is actually a "T". So perhaps the Makarov pistol is actually a Takarov.

A small cursive Cyrillic t looks like a small m.

 

[iouri]

Emphasis is on 2nd syllable.


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[Papa32129]

How do they pronounce "Garand"?

That's funny! I'm still in a chuckle.

Papa


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[Jon651]

Here's a video that discusses correct pronunciation.

"It's Frankensteen": Dr. Frederick Frankenstein meets Igor for the first time. - YouTube

 

[Gene L]

Russian names with 3 syllables are pronounced with the stress on the middle syllable. So it's Mak-KAH-ov. Romanov is Ro MAN ov. Although neither sounds right to American ears.

 

[Eeyore]

Accent is on ka. Ma-KA-rov.

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[Ole Joe Clark]

Russian names with 3 syllables are pronounced with the stress on the middle syllable. So it's Mak-KAH-ov. Romanov is Ro MAN ov. Although neither sounds right to American ears.

I'm glad I have American, especially Southern, ears.


Have a blessed day,

Leon

 

[petepeterson]

There was a Russian hockey player from the 80s and 90s- Sergei Makarov. One of the all time greats.
I would guess his name was pronounced both ways, with an exact 50/50 split. Poor fella.

 

[s&wchad]

How do they pronounce "Garand"?

... or Leupold?

I've been pronouncing them "mak-a-rof", "ger-and" and "lee-o-pold" for decades. I know it's not the way the inventor/founder pronounced it, but I'm not about to change now.

I do pronounce Kahles correctly (call-us), but only because I had no idea how to say it before their advertising campaign.

 

[Muss Muggins]

That's how us hillibillies say it. Not sure anyone here in flyover country would stand for some Russian correcting their pronunciation . . .

Mock Uh Rov, emphasis on first syllable . . .

 

[CZU]

pronouncenames.com might give you an idea..

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoBvkqYaEH0[/ame]

 

[PALADIN85020]

How do they pronounce "Garand"?

John Garand himself pronounced it to rhyme with "errand."

John

 

[Hair Trigger]

John Garand himself pronounced it to rhyme with "errand."

John

I guess he would know, then.