That's still likely a mistransliteration (or maybe because those are proper names), but Klingon has only "q" and "Q" (which depending on the capitalization are pronounced differently, treated as different letters), technically there's no "K" in the Klingon alphabet, you can see it in the pIqaD:
It reminds me of the property manager at my first apartment, back in 1990. She spelled her name "K'ren", and I assumed it was pronounced either Karen, or kuh-Ren. Nope. It was "KAAAAYYY-WRREE-NNN", three syllables in her very southern accent. The stress was on both of the first two syllables. 😂️
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LollerCorleone@kbin.social · 87 pts · 3y
Kay-bin, obviously.
numbscroll@kbin.social · 11 pts · 3y
Originally thought cabin but didn’t stick. Kay-bin 100%.
Semmelstulle@feddit.de · 4 pts · 3y
Same here. But I'd not be surprised if we have Cabin for kbin at some point.
psyspoop@kbin.social · 26 pts · 3y
tips fedora "k'bin"
(I say kaybin)
rodhlann@kbin.social · 16 pts · 3y
M'k'bin
Flanagax@kbin.social · 6 pts · 3y
k'binst'd've
cutitdown@kbin.social · 5 pts · 3y
southern accent
Hey y'all, we're headin' down 'er to m'k'bin on the bayou this weeken' if ya wanna tagalong
LazaroFilm@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y
@rodhlann Hmmmkayyybean
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HawkXero@kbin.social · 13 pts · 3y
Kay-bin for sure. Never occurred to me to pronounce it the other way
toasteranimation@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
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SuburbanHaikuist@kbin.social · 13 pts · 3y
K'bin sounds more like I'm answering a k'nock at the door but with a cold.
toasteranimation@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
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Andjhostet@kbin.social · 12 pts · 3y
I wouldn't trust my kids around someone that pronounces it k'bin
LopensLeftArm@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 3y
K'bin sounds like a Klingon name.
Ragnell@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y
I thought in Klingon they pronounced those kind of names like Kay-bin
Ferk@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
I don't think Klingon has a K' anywhere, in fact in Klingon it would be written "Q" and followed by some vowel, like in Qapla' or in Qi'yaH
elscallr@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
Kahless
Ferk@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y
That's still likely a mistransliteration (or maybe because those are proper names), but Klingon has only "q" and "Q" (which depending on the capitalization are pronounced differently, treated as different letters), technically there's no "K" in the Klingon alphabet, you can see it in the pIqaD:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:KLI_pIqaD.svg
Similar as with the "f" from "Worf", there wouldn't be a straight "non-destructive" way to write it in Klingon.
CC: @Ragnell
Ragnell@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
K'Ehleyr
stopthatgirl7@kbin.social · 10 pts · 3y
Kay-bin.
BloodSlut@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 3y
Who the fuck says k'bin?
toasteranimation@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
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BloodSlut@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
pain
Angry_Maple@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 3y
I say kay-bin, because it kind of looks like it should sound like that, imo.
K'bin feels like I'm just trying to make the word as short as possible.
Cabin or Ki-bin both feel like I'm adding new letters just because. To me, it would be like calling reddit "reddita" or "reedit".
Mars2k21@kbin.social · 7 pts · 3y
Kay-bin seems like the only correct way. Cabin or K'bin just feels wrong for no particular reason. The name honestly just makes me think of KDE.
WorseDoughnut@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y
Same, k-anything has just been beaten into my brain as "oh a KDE app!"
Peruvian_Skies@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
"Cabin" with a strong emphasis on the first syllable seems hillarious though.
Eggyhead@kbin.social · 6 pts · 3y
The K has got to be a silent one. This place is 'bin!
Rhaedas@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y
No, the leading forward slash is silent.
fiat_lux@kbin.social · 6 pts · 3y
Kay-bin. Mostly because when I first saw the name I assumed it was a KDE package.
Cloudless@kbin.social · 5 pts · 3y
Non-native speaker here. I get kay-bin, but how are you supposed to say k'bin?
jon@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y
Kuh-bin, with the first syllable short and emphasis on the second.
scribs@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 3y
like "book bin" but without the "boo"
toasteranimation@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
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minnieo@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
i do kih bin. kih rhyming with like "fi" in fill or "pi" in pill
Shurimal@kbin.social · 5 pts · 3y
I pronounce it "kibin"🙃
Antiscamer7@kbin.social · 5 pts · 3y
Kibin
minnieo@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
same here, i didnt know i was in the minority on this one lol
toasteranimation@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
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fartsinger@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y
Rhymes with gaben
jaye@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
Okay so I'm not crazy! Thought so
nightauthor@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y
When I refer to the threadiverse in general (including “I saw a post on on…”) I just say lemmy. I actually really dislike the name “kbin”.
No sense in explaining it tho, cuz if you don’t get it, you won’t get it.
cutitdown@kbin.social · 15 pts · 3y
Interesting. For some reason kbin sounds better than lemmy to me, but don't super love either.
nightauthor@kbin.social · 9 pts · 3y
Both are still better than “beehaw”
elscallr@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
I say "the lemmybins"
minnieo@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y
kih-bin
kebinn@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y
Amongog@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y
In spanish you are likely to default to k'bin (cabin).
Letter K pronunciation varies across the globe, so I think everyone will have variations of it.
CarlsIII@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y
I say “Kay-bee”; the n is silent
phi1997@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y
I say kay-bin, but for a third option: cabin
Tubeless5812@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y
Peruvian_Skies@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y
What about "quou-been"?
dandan@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y
Kebin
Ori@sacredori.net · 2 pts · 3y
I switch between kay-bin and kebin (like Kevin with a b).
toasteranimation@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
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joeygibson@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
Kay-bin.
It reminds me of the property manager at my first apartment, back in 1990. She spelled her name "K'ren", and I assumed it was pronounced either Karen, or kuh-Ren. Nope. It was "KAAAAYYY-WRREE-NNN", three syllables in her very southern accent. The stress was on both of the first two syllables. 😂️
VulcanSphere@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
Vulcan says "k'bin".
Gordon_Freeman@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
kevin like in "Kevin Bacon"
Itty53@kbin.social · 6 pts · 3y
Native English speakers rarely realize how similar B and V sounds are virtually everywhere else in the world.
Gordon_Freeman@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y
In Spanish they are not similar, but both letters represent the same sound, literally.
Teon@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
I pronounce it, 'Freedom'.
dosidosankofa@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
KAY bin ..... right? (RIGHT??
toasteranimation@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
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