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It is my opinion that it should be pronounced May-ah. Since all words with 'ai' in the english language make an 'ay' sound, why would this be any different?

ie rain, stain, pain, main - then change the 'n' to an 'a' and you get maia (pronounced may-ah). Many people pronounce it as my-ah and I don't understand why they read it like that... 'ai' = 'ay' not 'eye' in the English language...

Please see this exerpt from The Pronounciation of English Consonants and Vowels by M. Ansell

ai For example, rain. ai is often pronounced like "ei" as in pinyin "mei".

Granted it may be different in other languages...

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