How to pronounce Palmyra?

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Pronunciation of Palmyra in US

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The American pronunciation of Palmyra is

pael·maay·ruh  

p sounds like the 'p' in 'pet'
ae sounds like the 'a' in 'at'
l sounds like the 'l' in 'let'
m sounds like the 'm' in 'me'
aa sounds like the 'a' in 'car'
y sounds like the 'y' in 'yes'
r sounds like the 'r' in 'rat'
uh sounds like the 'u' in 'up'


Hindi/Devanagari transliteration:

The closest approximation of the American pronunciation of 'Palmyra' in Hindi/Devnagiri script is


पॅल्माइरा



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Pronunciation of Palmyra

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Palmyra is pronounced as

p ae l - m ay - r uh

p sounds like the 'p' in 'pet'
ae sounds like the 'a' in 'at'
l sounds like the 'l' in 'let'
m sounds like the 'm' in 'me'
ay sounds like the 'ie' in 'tie'
r sounds like the 'r' in 'rat'
uh sounds like the 'u' in 'up'


Palmyra is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ p ae l - m ay - r uh ]

p ae l - m ay - r uh
pet at let   me lie   rat up

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Pronunciation of Palmyra in Edgewater Park, New Jersey, USA

Palmyra is pronounced as

p AH lm - AY - ruh

p sounds like the 'p' in 'pet'
ah sounds like the 'a' in 'car'
ay sounds like the 'ie' in 'tie'


Palmyra is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ p AH lm - AY - ruh ]

p AH - AY -
pet car   lie  

Type of Name:

Name of city in New Jersey or Missouri

Language:

Originally Egyptian place name

Meaning:

N/A


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Pronunciation of Palmyra in Oklahoma City

Palmyra is pronounced as

p ae l M AY r uh

p sounds like the 'p' in 'pet'
ae sounds like the 'a' in 'at'
l sounds like the 'l' in 'let'
m sounds like the 'm' in 'me'
ay sounds like the 'ie' in 'tie'
r sounds like the 'r' in 'rat'
uh sounds like the 'u' in 'up'


Palmyra is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ p ae l M AY r uh ]

p ae l M AY r uh
pet at let me lie rat up

Type of Name:

Name of the town in New Jersey

Language:

unknown, perhaps Aramaic

Meaning:

City of Palms

Additional Information:

Palmyra, New Jersey was originally named "Texas". When lobbying for a post office for the community, a local resident, a stockholder in the Camden and Amboy Railroad, convinced the ticket agents to change the name, due to his love of ancient history.


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Pronunciation of Palmyra in Edgewater Park, New Jersey, USA

palm-EYE-ruh, with the accent on 'eye'

the 'a' in palm is pronounced like "ahh"

the 'u' in ruh is pronounced like "uh"

as in Palmyra, New Jersey


Type of Name:

Name of city in New Jersey or Missouri

Language:

Originally Egyptian place name

Meaning:

N/A


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Pronunciation of Palmyra in Oklahoma City

pal (as in pal, a friend) - MY (same as my, belonging to) - ru (as in rough)


Type of Name:

Name of the town in New Jersey

Language:

unknown, perhaps Aramaic

Meaning:

City of Palms

Additional Information:

Palmyra, New Jersey was originally named "Texas". When lobbying for a post office for the community, a local resident, a stockholder in the Camden and Amboy Railroad, convinced the ticket agents to change the name, due to his love of ancient history.


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