Pronounciation Help "Cochin"

[Engteacher]

Please save me from making a fool of myself. How does one pronounce this breed of chicken? Cochin. Is the emphasis on the first or last syllable? Is it -in or - een? Help!

 

[Hoosiermomma]

It's pronounced Ko(long o) chin(short i). Hope that helps.

 

[Engteacher]

So, it sounds just like this - Boy, I sure don't like coachin' the little league team.

Cochin = coachin'

 

[Olive Hill]

Correct.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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What she said.

 

[Engteacher]

Got it. Thanks!

 

[Goose and Fig]

I've always said coe-shin, with emphasis on the first syllable.

 

[joebryant]

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You've asked me a question about something that I was NEVER able to do, where to put the accent mark after the correct syllables. It never made any sense to me when I was a kid, and it didn't get any better when I was teaching. I can spell almost any word, but describing the word based on "emphasis on the first or last syllable"... Beats me, but I can pronounce it for you.

 

[bawkbawkbawk]

I was just looking at a map of India the other day and noticed a city called Kochin. Is that where this breed is from? I always thought it sounded Chinese, but just realized that "Asiatic" breed could come from India, too. Yes?

 

[beakkeeper]

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Could be... that would be interesting