----- Original Message -----
From: "Andreas Johansson" <andjo@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
> Quoting Joe <joe@...>:
>
>
> > > Russian: Z^ukov
> > > English: Zhukov
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 6:57 PM
Subject: Re: Lukashenka (jara: Country names still needed)
> > > German: Shukow
> > > Dutch: Zjoekov
> > > French: Joukoff (!)
> > >
> > > Jan
> > >
> >
> >
> > Looks like English and Dutch got closest to the actual pronunciation.
>
> If the thing is stressed on the second syllable, the French version should
be
> almost spot on, shouldn't it?
>
> Andreas
>
Should it? I thought it was pronounced [Zukov], or so, and I'd pronounce
the French one [Zukof]. Or am I pronouncing the Russian wrongly?