How do you pronounce the word yaoi?

Question

Yaoi is a Japanese word that means male and male relationships.

Answer 1

Ya-ow-ee

~Lou-chan >w<

Answer 2

"Yowie."

Answer 3

Yah-oh-ee, but with the vowels running into each other a bit; they shouldn't be too distinct from one another.

"a" as in "father", "o" as in "go" and the "i" is pronounced like a long "e", such as in "see"

Answer 4

Definitely not yowie. The word in Japanese had three syllables as the other answer shows, yah ooh ee though said together.