How do you pronounce "Sahuagin"?

[Nifft]

Actually, I just realized I've never said that word out loud... despite placing them in my campaign setting, the PCs have never fought, seen, or heard tales of one.

Hmm. Maybe I should fix that.

Cheers, -- N

 

[Ebonyr]

I thought it was pronounce saw-hen

 

[Contrarian]

sa-HWAA-gin.

No idea if that's right or where Gygax got it from, but it does look vaguely Meso-American.

Gygax got it from Steve Marsh -- Marsh created most D&D's early aquatic monsters.

For the record, Marsh says "sahuagin" should be pronounced like it's Spanish.

 

[Kishin]

Sah-HWA-gin.

Sah-hoo-a-gin when I was younger, for whatever reason. I switched somewhere along the line.

 

[Cthulhudrew]

Say-What-Again?

 

[Agamemnon]

I wish WOTC would just start putting in IPA pronounciations to the monster descriptions. 'twould save trouble.

 

[Fishbone]

Sea devil. Because after the Lick/Leeshe/Lisch controversery I really can't be bothered.

 

[Nyaricus]

Baatezu: bay-AH-teh-zu or BAH-teh-zu
Bardiche: bar-DEESH
Chitin: KITE-in
Cuirass: KWEE-rass
Dweomer: DWEH-mer (rhymes with "hem her"), or DWIH-mer; sometimes DWEE-mer
Falchion: FAL-chun
Geas: GEE-ass, or GYASS (both with a hard "g")
Herb: ERB
Melee: MAY-lay
Sahuagin: sah-HWAH-gin
Vargouille: var-GWEEL
Vrock: vrahk

Here's my dirty little list of mis-pronunciated words.

Baatezu: bat-zoo
Bardiche: bar-DI-shay
Chitin: chit-tine
Cuirass: cur-ri-ass
Dweomer: do-o-mer
Falchion: FAL-chion
Geas: geez (rhymes with "please")
Herb: HERB
Melee: mee-lee
Vargouille: var-gooill
Vrock: ver-rock

Go the sea-devil pronunciation right though

 

[Aeric]

I've always pronounced it sah-HEY-gin. I went to elementary school with a guy named Mike Sahaguin, and I figured it was close enough.

Besides, I always liked kuo-toa better.

 

[Thurbane]

I've always pronounced it as Sah-ha-gwin, as in Sahara Desert with a "gwin" on the end...