Talk:Kogarasu Maru

I had changed the period to early Heian in accordance with Kanzan Sato's book, which has very nice pitures, and a brief rundown on the Kogarasu(pages 32-33, plate #17).

How do you pronounce this?

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I think it is:

ko-gah-rah-soo mar-roo

correct?

Thanks!

-marc —Preceding unsigned comment added by Drunkiq (talk • contribs) 01:20, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

I know how to pronounce it, but am not terribly proficient with IPA (the Simple English Wiki page for it helps). So let me preface an attempted IPA with a basic primer: For Romaji (Japanese words written in Latin/English letters), pronounce every letter, and always pronounce each letter the same. "o" for example is always the same noise. If there are two o's in a row, then the length is doubled--it does not suddenly have a new pronunciation. So, in non-IPA...

Ko as in the first sound of "coat"

ga as in the sound you make when frustrated

ra like a cheerleader says

su like the name Sue

Ma like either half of a baby's "mama"

ru like the cross-dresser Ru Paul.

In terrible IPA transcription, ignoring the semi-rolled r, possible issues with s, and assuming flat inflection...

koʊgɑɹɑsʊ mɑɹʊ

Will add if I ever get confident with IPA... IOW, someone else more versed should do so, I may never become that confident with it/ Sctn2labor (talk) 22:58, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 21:51, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Taira Clan

It's mentioned in the tale of Heike that the Kogarasu Maru is an heirloom of the Taira clan. Should this be added? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.167.207.138 (talk) 05:18, 17 April 2008 (UTC)