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The pronuciation varies with the individual, but the Hawaiian root "wiki" is definitely pronounced "wicky". Combining that with the -pedia (as in encyclopedia), you would have "wih-kee-PEE-dee-uh". However, the most common prounciation uses two short (schwa) sounds, as "wih-kuh-PEE-dee-uh", demonstrating the loss of a long E sound in an unstressed syllable.

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