How do you pronounce Kali? (as in the martial art)?

Question

As in the filipino martial art????

Might sound dumb me asking... but is there a right way of pronouncing it? or is it just plain "cahlee"?

Answer 1

Karlee.

Answer 2

My Husband says he thinks it is pronounced KALLI

He Is a 3rd Dan belt in Karate, he says he has heard th pronounciation Kahlee also. but most used the above

Answer 3

pronounced (Kahe lay)

Kali, also known as Kalika (Bengali: কালী, Kālī / কালিকা Kālīkā ; Sanskrit: काली), is a Hindu goddess associated with death and destruction. Despite her negative connotations, she is not actually the goddess of death, but rather of Time and Change. Although sometimes presented as black and violent, her earliest incarnation as a figure of annihilation still has some influence. More complex Tantric beliefs sometimes extend her role so far as to be the "Ultimate Reality" or Brahman. She is also revered as Bhavatarini (lit. "redeemer of the universe"). Comparatively recent devotional movements largely conceive Kali as a benevolent mother-goddess.

Answer 4

If it's the Filipino martial art you are referring to, then it's pronounced as you read it, just plain "ka-Lee" with emphasis on the syllable "Li" . The Filipino language especially the bisayan dialect are pretty much monosyllabic like Japanese Nipponggo, although years of assimilation has added some Spanish, English, Chinese and even Arabic to the colloquial vocabulary.