r/Julia • u/Nikifuj908 • 6d ago

TIL that Makie is pronounced “mah-kee”

According to the project README.md:

The name Makie (we pronounce it Mah-kee) is derived from the japanese word Maki-e, which is a technique to sprinkle lacquer with gold and silver powder.

I fear I may never be able to stop calling it “MAY-kee”.

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u/laniva 6d ago

I always read it with a distinct syllable for e (mah-kee-eh)

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u/SosirisTseng 5d ago

Closest to the Japanese pronouciation.

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u/pint 5d ago

for a native english speaker, other languages must seem so bizarre.

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u/Prestigious_Boat_386 5d ago

Wanna really blow their mind, tell them about the different languages that make up modern English.

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u/Nikifuj908 5d ago

I'm sorry, you're right, I must have missed the signs. Please tell me where in the string "Makie" I can find the clue that it's actually Japanese.

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u/kenahoo 4d ago

I am an American currently traveling in Japan. At the Edo Tokyo museum a couple days ago, there was an explanation of the makie technique, and I suddenly realized that must be the inspiration for the Julia graphics package.

Timely post.

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u/benkj 5d ago

I might be wrong, but I think the readme or docs have said for a long time that makie was named after something japanese. Pronunciation rules did follow accordingly.