How to pronounce Michał
Polish
IPA: /ˈmi.xaw/
- MiMEE (stressed)
- chałhaw
Voice: synthetic.
Stress
Mi·chał
First syllable: MEE.
The common mistake
- Not
MY-kul
But MEE-haw
Origin and meaning
The Polish form of Michael, from a Hebrew name that asks a question.
Meaning: “who is like God?”
Variants and namesakes
- Czech and Slovak: Michal
- No stroke on the l, so it ends in a plain L.
- Michaś · Misiek
- Polish pet forms.
Sources
- Syllables
- en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Michał
- The common mistake
- Worked out from the IPA (Wiktionary): [x] for ch, [w] for ł.
- Variants and namesakes
- behindthename.com/name/michal-1 (Czech and Slovak Michal); en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Michał (Michaś, Misiek)
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