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Don't anger the Powers of Chaos! Here's what I believe to be the correct pronounciation of all four Gods:

Khorne: Probably the easiest to say right. Pronounced "Corn."
Nurgle: Easy, pronouced just like it's spelt. "Nur-gl"
Slaanesh: Pronouced "Slahn-esh" as in "ahhh." Not "Slan-esh" as in "an."
Tzeentch: Don't let the "T" confuse you! It's silent. You pronouce his name as "Zeench."

Hope this little guide has been helpful! My source is Dawn of War.

No arguments on my side, looking pretty good.

pretty funny that the Powers that Be need a chosen to ensure their names are pronounced correctly

Heh, if you were a Chaos patron, I'm sure you wouldn't want your subjects to say your name wrong! Woe to those that do, for they face their God's wrath!

What about their other names, like Shornaal and such? Do you know them?

Hmm, I'll give it a go.

Khorne's names:
-Kharnath: I believe it would be pronouced simply as "Car-nath."
-Khorghar: This might be either "Kor-gar" or "Korg-har."
-Akhar: "Ack-har" or "Ak-ar." Not sure, but in all of his names, when there's a "kh," the "h" is always silent.

Nurgle's names:
-Nurglitch: Again, easy. "Nur-glitch."
-Onogal: This one made me think. I think it would be "Ona-gall" or "Ohno-gall."
-Neiglen: Probably "Neigh-glen" or "Nigh-glen."I think it's the latter.

Slaanesh's names:
-Shornaal: "Shor-nahl" makes sense to me. Again, you say the double "a" as "ah."
-Lanshor: Either "Lan-shor" as it's spelt, or "Lahn-shor" with the slight "ah" sound yet again. I'd say the latter because the "ah" sound seems common with Slaanesh. Thing is, there's only one "a" instead of two. So it could go either way.

Tzeentch's names:
-Tchar: Again, the "t" is silent. "Char" as in "Charlie." (which happens to be my name!)
-Chen: Pronouced just like it's spelt.
-Shunch: This is a tough one. I'd say it sounds like it's spelt. "Shunch." Just one syllable.

And there you have it!

woah, thanks Aristocrap. That's pretty neat. Where'd you find the other names, BTW?

So was the misspelled subject title ironic?

Wow, I just noticed that malfred. Lol.

*facepalm* I guess I wasn't paying attention xD For a time, I did think it was spelt that way. I though it was Runious as in "rune" not "ruin." I blame my former self!
Their many names can be found in the WoC army book, btw.

You missed one of Khorne's. Khaine.

I'd think Onogal was three syllables. Oh-noh-gal

It sound better pronounced slah-ahnesh.

utan: Unlikely, though, as repeated use would tend to just blend the two soft a sounds.


The most annoying way I have heard Slaanesh is with a long "e". Slaan-eeesh. God, I hate that.

I dunno if the ruinous powers would get too worked up- the names are merely crude human attempts to name concepts they can barely fathom. What do mere words mean to psychic entities conversant in emotion?

I've always said Tzeentch as "Z - each". Rhymes with peach.

Malal?

Ka-horn

nur-jel

slay-nesh

ta-zeench

Khorne: xxxxxkornxxxx

the x's make it sound cool

thedarkside69 wrote:Khorne: xxxxxkornxxxx

the x's make it sound cool

xxxxdjphranqxxxx


oh hells yeah!

Noisy_Marine wrote:I've always said Tzeentch as "Z - each". Rhymes with peach.

The n isn't silent.

ph34r wrote:

Noisy_Marine wrote:I've always said Tzeentch as "Z - each". Rhymes with peach.

The n isn't silent.

Actually I completely swap the N around and say "Zneach"

- Salvage

Someone I know says as Zeen-tek.

Boss_Salvage wrote:Actually I completely swap the N around and say "Zneach"

- Salvage

Why? Just learned it wrong and never changed? I assume you know that is not how the word is written...

Someone I know says as Zeen-tek.

I once tried to teach the new young gamers how to pronounce the names of the gods correctly. They never got it, always saying rubbish like...

Khoorn
Nurdgle
Slaynesh
Tezenk

Truly awful. They still have bad pronunciation...

Tyre-anids
Dread-nougat
Abadun
Neck-runs

Terrible.

Cheese Elemental wrote:I once tried to teach the new young gamers how to pronounce the names of the gods correctly. They never got it, always saying rubbish like...

Khoorn
Nurdgle
Slaynesh
Tezenk

Truly awful. They still have bad pronunciation...

Tyre-anids
Dread-nougat
Abadun
Neck-runs

Terrible.

Dread-nugget sounds good!

While the Imperium would be pretty strict about their names and pronunciations, are Chaos, The Forces of Change and Disorder, really that fussed about how you spell/say their names?
Surely the natural flux of language, altering over time and space, is part of the allure of kaos?

N'gle watches language decay and rot in the mouths of his followers.
So long as Koorn gets his blood, and his skulls, what does he care for words?
Slaanites are so besotted by pain that they can hardly talk, and worship their Lord by actions.
Tjinch IS the God Of Change and mutation!

I know several people who say khorne as either 'Crone', or somehow, 'Chrome'. Where the hell do they get the 'm' from?

Oh no, its a unit of angry old women, the Crone Beserkers.

Aaaargh, my eyes! I can barely see the shiny Chrome Beserkers!