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Moortje

English translation: Moorcha

15:49 Apr 27, 2004
Dutch to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics
Dutch term or phrase: Moortje
In a fiction I'm working on, it is a name for a cat. It's Dutch I think. So could you please help me with the pronunciation of the word.
Poj
Local time: 06:06
English translation:Moorcha
Explanation:
This is about the closest approximation I can get using English spelling. The 'a' is pronounced as in the indefinite article rather than as in 'cat'.
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Christopher Smith (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:06
Grading comment
Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4Moorcha
Christopher Smith (X)
5Mohrcha
SIOE DARTANA
4moretcha
Berry Prinsen


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Moorcha


Explanation:
This is about the closest approximation I can get using English spelling. The 'a' is pronounced as in the indefinite article rather than as in 'cat'.

Christopher Smith (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Rosich Andreu
4 mins
agree  Mirjam Bonne-Nollen: or more-cha
40 mins
agree  Jacqueline van der Spek: agree with Mirjam
3 hrs
agree  Edith Kelly: Must be a black cat.
3 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
moretcha


Explanation:
As we are dealing with two different phonetic systems it can only be an approximation. This is just another possibility

Berry Prinsen
Spain
Local time: 01:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Mohrcha


Explanation:
Whereas Moorcha is almost as good,I suggest "oh" instead of"oo" which is pronounced like in "wool" "hook","book"
Again the Dutch name is pronounced as in "more","whole","sole".

SIOE DARTANA
Canada
Local time: 16:06
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