Dorje Pronunciation [Archive] - Wizards Community

Dorje Pronunciation [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Water_To_Fire
07-23-07, 11:13 AM So how do you guys pronounce the word 'dorje'? I say it 'dor-hey', but I guess you could say it 'dorj' or even 'dor-jay'.
Bacris
07-23-07, 11:17 AM dawr-juh - that's at least the proper pronunciation using the real life tibetan noun dorje :)
BobbyJim
07-23-07, 11:38 AM I pronounce it like it rhymes with gorge.
DrMorganes
07-23-07, 11:48 AM I've pronounced it "DOR-zhay".

It never occurred to me to see if it was an actual word :embarrass

Thanks, Bacris, for that little bit of "enlightenment"!

**moves on the the sound of one hand clapping**
Torrential
07-23-07, 11:53 AM The sound of one hand clapping is just:

"cl"
BloodSpill
07-23-07, 12:02 PM dawr-juh - that's at least the proper pronunciation using the real life tibetan noun dorje :)

So how does one pronounce 'dawr'? Door? Dour?
Bacris
07-23-07, 12:09 PM That's phonetic pronunciation :) like saw, but with an r added at the end.
InkBlot
07-23-07, 01:44 PM Dorje is such a silly sounding word that I can't bring myself to say it properly. I pronounce the e at the end, but I demphasize it. The e comes out breathy. Dorjheh.
awaken_D_M_golem
07-23-07, 06:18 PM Thou Shalt Check With The Guvners.

Oops, you'll screw-up the asking of the question before you even get to the mis-pronunciation;
consequently, they'll throw you to the MercyKillers for both.

Moral of the Story:
Don't play a whatever-it-is-pronounced, anywhere near The Cage.
Nibbler
07-23-07, 10:26 PM Hmmmm. I was going with door-jee
AntiDjinn
07-23-07, 11:13 PM The word is Tibetan. Some phonetic spellings that have appeared on the net are: dor-juh, rdo-rje, and doje (accented e). The equivalent word in Sanskrit is vajra which translates both as "diamond" and "thunderbolt". It is an old word, so pronunciation has probably changed over the centuries. You could also call someone named Dorje and ask how he pronounces it since it is a common male first name in Tibet.

The item, btw, is frequently seen in the hands of Buddhist idols. It symbolizes the doctrine of dispelling illusions and exposing corruption. Hindu gods, especially Indra, are also depicted with dorje in hand. The item is generally held like a rod, not pointed like a gun, and many idols have a bell in the other hand. If two dorje are held so that they cross, the arrangement is called a visra-vajra (thunderbolt cross).

As far as I can tell "dorje" is both singular and plural, although people here use "dorjes."
Psionx
07-23-07, 11:14 PM I pronounce it Dor-Jay.
Rhonin the Big
07-24-07, 12:15 AM heh heh heh, dorje (I pronounce it door-zhuh) is a funny word. lol!
InkBlot
07-24-07, 02:00 AM Dorje pop up in Inu Yasha a few times. At one point, the gang is having trouble with this mountain that has a demon-repelling aura. They manage to get to the center of it, where they find a dorje which is haunted by the spirit of an ancient monk.

Several other times, powerful monks use dorje to focus their spiritual energy to form barriers and ki blasts.

This (http://www.clicksitebuilder.com/home2/ts/thaiexotictreasures.com/images/b/bp-dorje.jpg), this (http://www.lizardfire.com/graphics_realistic/Dorje_orig_600.jpg), and this (http://drilbudorje.tripod.com/dorje.jpg) are all dorje.
Salick
07-24-07, 01:31 PM I'm pretty lazy I usually just pronounce it...wand

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Water_To_Fire 07-23-07, 11:13 AM	So how do you guys pronounce the word 'dorje'? I say it 'dor-hey', but I guess you could say it 'dorj' or even 'dor-jay'.
Bacris 07-23-07, 11:17 AM	dawr-juh - that's at least the proper pronunciation using the real life tibetan noun dorje :)
BobbyJim 07-23-07, 11:38 AM	I pronounce it like it rhymes with gorge.
DrMorganes 07-23-07, 11:48 AM	I've pronounced it "DOR-zhay". It never occurred to me to see if it was an actual word :embarrass Thanks, Bacris, for that little bit of "enlightenment"! moves on the the sound of one hand clapping
Torrential 07-23-07, 11:53 AM	The sound of one hand clapping is just: "cl"
BloodSpill 07-23-07, 12:02 PM	dawr-juh - that's at least the proper pronunciation using the real life tibetan noun dorje :) So how does one pronounce 'dawr'? Door? Dour?
Bacris 07-23-07, 12:09 PM	That's phonetic pronunciation :) like saw, but with an r added at the end.
InkBlot 07-23-07, 01:44 PM	Dorje is such a silly sounding word that I can't bring myself to say it properly. I pronounce the e at the end, but I demphasize it. The e comes out breathy. Dorjheh.
awaken_D_M_golem 07-23-07, 06:18 PM	Thou Shalt Check With The Guvners. Oops, you'll screw-up the asking of the question before you even get to the mis-pronunciation; consequently, they'll throw you to the MercyKillers for both. Moral of the Story: Don't play a whatever-it-is-pronounced, anywhere near The Cage.
Nibbler 07-23-07, 10:26 PM	Hmmmm. I was going with door-jee
AntiDjinn 07-23-07, 11:13 PM	The word is Tibetan. Some phonetic spellings that have appeared on the net are: dor-juh, rdo-rje, and doje (accented e). The equivalent word in Sanskrit is vajra which translates both as "diamond" and "thunderbolt". It is an old word, so pronunciation has probably changed over the centuries. You could also call someone named Dorje and ask how he pronounces it since it is a common male first name in Tibet. The item, btw, is frequently seen in the hands of Buddhist idols. It symbolizes the doctrine of dispelling illusions and exposing corruption. Hindu gods, especially Indra, are also depicted with dorje in hand. The item is generally held like a rod, not pointed like a gun, and many idols have a bell in the other hand. If two dorje are held so that they cross, the arrangement is called a visra-vajra (thunderbolt cross). As far as I can tell "dorje" is both singular and plural, although people here use "dorjes."
Psionx 07-23-07, 11:14 PM	I pronounce it Dor-Jay.
Rhonin the Big 07-24-07, 12:15 AM	heh heh heh, dorje (I pronounce it door-zhuh) is a funny word. lol!
InkBlot 07-24-07, 02:00 AM	Dorje pop up in Inu Yasha a few times. At one point, the gang is having trouble with this mountain that has a demon-repelling aura. They manage to get to the center of it, where they find a dorje which is haunted by the spirit of an ancient monk. Several other times, powerful monks use dorje to focus their spiritual energy to form barriers and ki blasts. This (http://www.clicksitebuilder.com/home2/ts/thaiexotictreasures.com/images/b/bp-dorje.jpg), this (http://www.lizardfire.com/graphics_realistic/Dorje_orig_600.jpg), and this (http://drilbudorje.tripod.com/dorje.jpg) are all dorje.
Salick 07-24-07, 01:31 PM	I'm pretty lazy I usually just pronounce it...wand