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Edited by Archon879:
10/30/2015 8:28:19 PM
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Pronunciation of "Zhalo", and meaning
I listen to several Destiny-based podcasts and I noticed that when people refer to the supercell, they call it the "Zaylo" or "Zahlo" Supercell.
As somebody who speaks Russian fluently, I'm going to help you all.
Say the word 'prestige'.
Now say it again but leave out the "presti".
All that's left is the 'zh' sound.
It's the sound in the middle of the word "vision". (Could be spelled vizhen.)
In the Cyrillic alphabet there is a letter which makes that sound.
Another explanation: while making the "sh" sound, vibrate your vocal cords like you're humming. That should produce the "zh" sound.
Also, in Russian, if the letter o is stressed, it makes the o sound. If not, it makes the 'ah' sound. In the word Zhalo, the a is stressed, thus the o is pronounced as an a.
"Zhah-la" supercell.
In Russian the word means 'sting'. Noun form, not verb.
Play on.
Edit: Removed awkward explanations... Trending?! Sweet! Thanks guys!
Edit: As English speakers I know we can't be expected to pronounce a Russian word as a Russian might. We would say the 'o' as 'oh'. But the zh sound is easy, (and if you prefer just z, that's cool too)
Mostly I thought it would be cool to know the meaning.
English
#Destiny
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This checks out.
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i did not know that because every one said : Halo supercell,Zalo supercell,and Z-halo supercell but sting-supercell is the last thing anyone would guess but sting-supercell doesnt really go together
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Way late here, but awesome.
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Sting supercell? Okay zhalo sounds way cooler to be honest
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I knew I was pronouncing it correctly!
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Noice
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1 ReplyNice! It would never have clicked for me that it was Russian - though the gun's appearance certainly hints at that now that my mind is in the right spot... Thank you so much for sharing. "Sting" Supercell, huh? Is "sting" used as slang for anything? Just wondering if we can make some connection to electricity or lightning or what-not. Regardless, this is an awesome insight and I thank you again for taking the time to share it! =) Good luck out there Guardian, and may the Traveler's Light give you strength in your journeys!
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5 RepliesI agree with the people who found this interesting. Beats reading about how op hammers are or how all hunters are cheaters.
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16 RepliesSo you speak Russian fluently huh? I posted this 15 hours ago, nice try though
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Shala supercell? Almost
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3 RepliesSo it's pretty much Shalo supercell, but more like a z than s?
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Thnx, its a peeve of mine to pronounce words in other languages incorrectly.
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"Gonzalo Super [spoiler]Cena!!!!"[/spoiler]
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I've always pronounced it like that. Much like how I pronounce Xûr as "Zhur" and the Gjallarhorn as " Yallarhorn".
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Really cool explanation and no where near as obnoxious as the Gjallarhorn threads
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2 RepliesYou Stole Post from Burgerwcheese lol 😁
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Za-hallow supercell
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1 ReplyI actually knew this. My buddies and I joke all the time that we must use the space AKs when we face the Soviet Union in crucible. We call sunbreakers the soviet union for two reasons, one is obviously the hammer. The other is the sound that the activation makes, it again sounds like a hammer. So their nickname for us is now the soviet union.
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2 RepliesMahalo Supersale
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1 ReplyProper way is yallercell
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8 RepliesI found this post rather... *Puts on sunglasses* ...en-[i]lightning[/i]. [b]YEEEAAAAAAAH!!![/b]
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4 RepliesThanks for the information, OP. I do have a question that I hope you could answer, it's irrelevant to this thread but interesting nonetheless. Do you know what Rasputin says in the beginning dialogue of the SABER strike?
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Привет! :)
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Pronounced: Z-halo Means: -blam!- you
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There Is a Russian tank known as a zhalo-S
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Nothing a Flaming Hammer can't fix.
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