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Translation of my namesake (with pronunciation tips!)
13 years ago
Someone on tumblr asked me what "aylakurone" meant, so I figured I would give a fully fledged answer for those who are still confused and/or pronoucing my name incorrectly. There's also some background info about Ayla's accent, and her ethnicity.
So, the name Ayla Kurone. This is always fun and complicated to explain, as I love creating accents and this plays a real part in my alias.
Unlike the Turkish pronunciation of Ayla, or like that in Clan of The Cave Bear ("eye-lah"), Ayla's name is said as I originally read it - “Ay” is is pronounced like “day”, and “la” as “luh”. The original Turkish meaning translates into halo, or crescent of light around the sun/moon during an eclipse.
To quickly summarise that for you, Ayla is said as "AY-luh". (Think "HAY GAIZ WASSUP", or a stereotyped AustrAYYYlian accent.)
Kurone is a Japanese word, which means “black noise”, the opposite of static or white noise. It uses Japanese vowels - the ‘silent’ letter U, and “E” that sounds like the letter A. So Kurone would pronounced as “crow-neigh” or “khh-ro-nay”. More info on Japanese vowels can be found here.
Summary 2; Kurone is said as "KOO-ro-neh" or if the 'silent u' rule takes place, "Kuh-RO-nay". (I usually prefer the second, which I will explain next.)
I also like to use a trilled/rolled R to represent my fursona’s accent, as a feline she wouldn’t be able to make that many sounds that require lip movement. This is part of the Hallyaran language, spoken by Ayla and Kai, and also used multiple times in my Thunderpaw/Hollow Earth series. Hallyaran is a language designed primarily for animals to speak with humans, at least in the context of Ayla. It relies mostly on growling, howling, 'barking' or meowing sounds to form vowels and words. I'm in the process of writing the Hallyaran pronunciation and grammar, though the alphabet is something I would like to keep personal.
So Kurone would also end up being “Krrh-oh-neigh”, and Ayla could possibly be pronounced "Errh-la". Or "Ey'la", with a 'clipped' L/Japanese R.
So, translation: AYLA KURONE = ECLIPSE-HALO SILENT NOISE
because you know, that sounds totally legit on a birth certificate.
LOL HOPE THAT CLEARS THINGS UP. Probably made things even more confusing though.
So, the name Ayla Kurone. This is always fun and complicated to explain, as I love creating accents and this plays a real part in my alias.
Unlike the Turkish pronunciation of Ayla, or like that in Clan of The Cave Bear ("eye-lah"), Ayla's name is said as I originally read it - “Ay” is is pronounced like “day”, and “la” as “luh”. The original Turkish meaning translates into halo, or crescent of light around the sun/moon during an eclipse.
To quickly summarise that for you, Ayla is said as "AY-luh". (Think "HAY GAIZ WASSUP", or a stereotyped AustrAYYYlian accent.)
Kurone is a Japanese word, which means “black noise”, the opposite of static or white noise. It uses Japanese vowels - the ‘silent’ letter U, and “E” that sounds like the letter A. So Kurone would pronounced as “crow-neigh” or “khh-ro-nay”. More info on Japanese vowels can be found here.
Summary 2; Kurone is said as "KOO-ro-neh" or if the 'silent u' rule takes place, "Kuh-RO-nay". (I usually prefer the second, which I will explain next.)
I also like to use a trilled/rolled R to represent my fursona’s accent, as a feline she wouldn’t be able to make that many sounds that require lip movement. This is part of the Hallyaran language, spoken by Ayla and Kai, and also used multiple times in my Thunderpaw/Hollow Earth series. Hallyaran is a language designed primarily for animals to speak with humans, at least in the context of Ayla. It relies mostly on growling, howling, 'barking' or meowing sounds to form vowels and words. I'm in the process of writing the Hallyaran pronunciation and grammar, though the alphabet is something I would like to keep personal.
So Kurone would also end up being “Krrh-oh-neigh”, and Ayla could possibly be pronounced "Errh-la". Or "Ey'la", with a 'clipped' L/Japanese R.
So, translation: AYLA KURONE = ECLIPSE-HALO SILENT NOISE
because you know, that sounds totally legit on a birth certificate.
LOL HOPE THAT CLEARS THINGS UP. Probably made things even more confusing though.
