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Correct pronunciation of "bokeh" ...
#1
Came across this today:

 

https://www.japandict.com/%E6%9A%88%E3%81%91

 

So once and far all, we know how it sounds when pronounced by a Japanese person (click on sound icon ) ....

 

Smile

 

Kind regards, Wim

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#2
I have to admit that I didn't know the linguistic background so far ...

 

The term comes from the 
Japanese word 
<i>boke</i> (
暈け
 or 
ボケ
), which means 
<a class="" href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bokeh" title="wikt:bokeh">"blur"</a> or "haze", or 
<i>boke-aji</i> (
ボケ味
), the "blur quality". The Japanese term 
<i>boke</i> is also used in the sense of a mental haze or senility.
<sup>[7]</sup> The term 
<a class="" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokashi_(disambiguation)" title="Bokashi (disambiguation)">bokashi</a> (
暈かし
) is related, meaning intentional blurring or gradation.


The English spelling 
<i>bokeh</i> was popularized in 1997 in 
<i>Photo Techniques</i> magazine ...

#3
The h was added to make clear how to pronounce it.
#4
LOL. It's pronounced as it were Italian :lol:  Once in a while things are simpler than they appear...

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