I think the answer is: None of them. The closest English explanation IMO is
Naïve, with a diaresis over the I, indicating a seperate syllable. That is, I
would spell it, Zuïko.
M.E.Bachofen
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On 1/8/02 at 4:20 PM Roger Wesson wrote:
>Amazing how many ways people pronounce a 5-letter word. Should the ui
>be pronounced as in
>
>juice?
>quick?
>fluid?
>quiet?
>disguise?
>build?
>
>Myself, I think I'll start pronouncing it with the u as in guerrilla,
>the i as in business, the k as in knee and the o as in people.
>
>Roger
>
>Allan Wafkowski wrote:
>>
>> I've always said Zie-KOH. I have no reason to believe that's the correct
>> way to say it, but I don't want to change; it's been with me too long.
>>
>> Allan
>>
>> On Tuesday, January 8, 2002, at 08:29 AM, John Hermanson wrote:
>> >
>> > I say "Zwee- koh"
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