How is Baba Yaga pronounced?

[Minicol]

kinda like "Baba au rhum" but with more vodka

 

[am181d]

In a recent campaign, there were four ancient witches in the world, each more hideous and creepy than the last, and they were named:

Yaba Baga
Gaba Yaya
Gaga Baya

and... well... the fourth one never really came into it.

 

[El Mahdi]

In a recent campaign, there were four ancient witches in the world, each more hideous and creepy than the last, and they were named:

Yaba Baga
Gaba Yaya
Gaga Baya

and... well... the fourth one never really came into it.

The fourth was Lady Gaga...

 

[Ulrick]

You say beh-beh yeh-gey, I say Bah-bah yah-gah
I say bah-bah yah-gah, you beh-beh yeh-gey
beh-beh yeh-gey, bah-bah yah-gah
bah-bah yah-gah, beh-beh yeh-gey
let's call the whole thing off.

you say droh, I say drow...

 

[Aberzanzorax]

It's actually pronounced:

"Barbara Walters"




But the original speaker had a lisp, hence the confusion.

 

[Desdichado]

In a recent campaign, there were four ancient witches in the world, each more hideous and creepy than the last, and they were named:

Yaba Baga
Gaba Yaya
Gaga Baya

and... well... the fourth one never really came into it.

Probably Yaba Daba Doo.

 

[am181d]

Probably Yaba Daba Doo.

Another suggestion was Yo Gabba Gabba, which is apparently hysterical if you're nine.

 

[DnD_Dad]

Buh-ba yuh-ga(said very slovikly.)

 

[El Mahdi]

Yeah, yeah...I know, I'm quoting myself.

My wife is a Hospice Nurse who was treating a Russian speaking patient for the last few days. She asked the patients parents how to pronounce this (as a tension reliever...normal everyday conversation can significantly help relaxe families dealing with a hospice situation). The patient's parents are primarily Russian speaking (rough English), and they pronounced Baba Yaga the same as Ksenia Solo in the below clip.

Confirmation Complete.

Yeah, Ksenia Solo (who plays Kenzi on Lost Girl) pronounces it like that also. She's originally Latvian, though raised in Canada, but she does speak Russian on the show occasionally (I don't know if her family was predominantly Russian speaking or Latvian speaking...).

Here's how she pronounced it during an episode of Lost Girl:

Lost Girl - Mirror, Mirror - Clip - YouTube

 

[Mark Chance]

I thought it was pronounced "shar-DAY".