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'''gál''' ''girl'', cf. '''gåll''', etc.
'''gál''' ''girl'', cf. '''gåll''', etc.
'''gàla''' BrE; AmE '''gâla''', '''gála'''


'''Galápagos''' - identical Spanish accent may be written
'''Galápagos''' - identical Spanish accent may be written


'''gâle''' ''storm'' = '''Gâil''' = '''Gâle''' = '''Gâyle''' ''persons'' = '''Gâel''' ''Gaelic
'''gâle''' ''storm'' = '''Gâil''' = '''Gâle''' = '''Gâyle''' ''persons'' = '''Gâel''' ''Gaelic
'''Galícia''' may rhyme with '''Patrícia''' (-ísha), but, being much rarer, is more often pronounced with the -'''ci'''- (-si-) sound


'''Gálilee
'''Gálilee


'''gåll''' ''bladder, courage'' = '''Gålle''' ''Sri Lanka'' = '''Gåul''' ''France'', cf. '''gál
'''gåll''' ''bladder, courage'' = '''Gålle''' ''Sri Lanka'' = '''Gåul''' ''France'', cf. '''gál
'''Gállic''', see '''Gaelic'''
'''gallimåufry'''


'''gállop''' ''horse'' = '''Gállup''' ''poll''
'''gállop''' ''horse'' = '''Gállup''' ''poll''
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'''Gándhi''' *Gándy, cf. '''cándy''' and '''gh'''- words
'''Gándhi''' *Gándy, cf. '''cándy''' and '''gh'''- words
'''Gángês''' -njêez, -njíz


'''gâol''' BrE old alternative spelling of, and pronounced the same as  '''jâil
'''gâol''' BrE old alternative spelling of, and pronounced the same as  '''jâil


'''gárage''' BrE -àzh, -àj; AmE *gəràzh
'''gárage''' BrE *gárràzh or *gárràj, and even *gárríj/*gárrídge, long frowned upon, is now heard on BBC News
 
'''garàge''' AmE *gəràzh


'''gàrdener''' ''garden'' = '''Gàrdiner''' = '''Gàrdner''' ''persons
'''gàrdener''' ''garden'' = '''Gàrdiner''' = '''Gàrdner''' ''persons
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'''gàrner''' ''gather'' = '''Gàrner''' ''person''; BrE = '''Ghàna''' ''country
'''gàrner''' ''gather'' = '''Gàrner''' ''person''; BrE = '''Ghàna''' ''country
'''garótte''', '''garrótte'''; AmE only '''garróte'''


'''gárret''' = '''Gárrett
'''gárret''' = '''Gárrett
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'''gâuge''' *gâij, AmE can be '''gâge'''; cf. '''grêengage
'''gâuge''' *gâij, AmE can be '''gâge'''; cf. '''grêengage
'''Gauguin''' *Gôgá, á nasalised


'''gåuze
'''gåuze
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'''[[Laurent Gbagbo|Gbágbo]]''' *Bágbô
'''[[Laurent Gbagbo|Gbágbo]]''' *Bágbô
'''gêar''' = '''Gêre''', hard '''g


'''gécko
'''gécko


'''gêese''' hard '''g''': ''plural of'' '''goôse
'''gêe''', '''gêez''', from '''Jêsus''', soft '''g'''
 
'''gêese''', hard '''g''': ''plural of'' '''goôse
 
'''gêezer''', hard '''g'''


'''Geîger còunter''' - hard '''G
'''Geîger còunter''' - hard '''G
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'''gèisha''' - hard '''g
'''gèisha''' - hard '''g


'''gél''' = '''Géll''' *jél, cf. '''jélly
'''gél''' = '''jéll''' ''alternative spelling of verb'' = '''Géll'''  


'''Géminî''' Jé-
'''Géminî''' Jé-
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'''gênes''' ''genetics'' = '''jêans''' ''trousers'', cf. '''Jêan''' ''woman'' (but French man '''''Jean''''' pronounced *Zhà with nasalised '''à''')
'''gênes''' ''genetics'' = '''jêans''' ''trousers'', cf. '''Jêan''' ''woman'' (but French man '''''Jean''''' pronounced *Zhà with nasalised '''à''')


'''geneálogy
'''geneálogy''' jê-


'''genétics
'''genétics''' j-


'''gêniê''' ''lamp'' = '''Jêanniê''' ''person
'''gêniê''' ''lamp'' = '''Jêan'''('''n''')'''iê''' ''person


'''gênìî''' *jênêî
'''gênìî''' *jênêî


'''genitâlia''' jé-
'''genitâlia''' jé-
'''génitive''' jé-


'''gênius''' j-, cf. '''ingênious
'''gênius''' j-, cf. '''ingênious
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'''gênus''' j-
'''gênus''' j-
'''gêô-''' j-


'''Géoff''' = '''Jéff
'''Géoff''' = '''Jéff
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'''gh'''- = '''g'''-
'''gh'''- = '''g'''-


'''Ghàna''' ''Africa'' = BrE '''gàrner''' ''gather
'''Ghàna''' ''Africa'' = BrE '''gàrner''' ''gather'', and makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''Gàza'''
 
'''Ghanâian'''


'''Ghanâian''' cf. '''Gándhi
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Ghándi '''Gándhi


'''ghāstly
'''ghāstly
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'''ghôst
'''ghôst
"'''ghoti'''", see '''goatêe'''


'''ghoûl''' = '''Goôle
'''ghoûl''' = '''Goôle
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'''gíbbon''' hard '''g
'''gíbbon''' hard '''g
'''Gibråltar''' J-


'''Gídêon''' hard '''G''', *Gídêyən
'''Gídêon''' hard '''G''', *Gídêyən
'''gíf''', '''GÍF''', either hard '''g'''- or j-


'''gíg''' hard '''g''', cf. '''jíg
'''gíg''' hard '''g''', cf. '''jíg
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'''gígolo''' jíg-
'''gígolo''' jíg-


'''[[Gila monster|Gìla''' ''monster]]'' = BrE '''hêaler''' ''heal
'''Gìla''' ''monster'' = BrE '''hêaler''' ''heal


'''Gílbert''' hard '''G
'''Gílbert''' hard '''G
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'''gíll''' ''liquid'' = '''Jíll''' = '''Gíll''' = '''Gíl''' ''persons
'''gíll''' ''liquid'' = '''Jíll''' = '''Gíll''' = '''Gíl''' ''persons
'''Gíll Sáns''' hard '''G'''
'''Gíllian''' makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''Júlian'''


'''[[Julia Gillard|Gíllàrd]]''' hard '''G'''
'''[[Julia Gillard|Gíllàrd]]''' hard '''G'''
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'''gímmick''' rhymes with '''mímic
'''gímmick''' rhymes with '''mímic


'''gín''' *jín
'''gín''' ''drink'', ''rummy'' = '''djínn''', '''jínn''' ''genie'' *jín


'''gípsy''' is a chiely British variant of '''gýpsy
'''gípsy''' is a chiely British variant of '''gýpsy


'''giráffe''' j-
'''giráffe''' j-
'''Gìsela''', hard '''G'''


'''[[Jimmy Giuffre|Giûffrê]]''' *Jûfri
'''[[Jimmy Giuffre|Giûffrê]]''' *Jûfri
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'''glêan
'''glêan
'''glén''' ''valley'' = '''Glén''' = '''Glénn'''
'''Gliêse''' *Glêeza
'''glôat


'''Glóucester''' *Glóster
'''Glóucester''' *Glóster
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'''Glŷndebŏurne
'''Glŷndebŏurne
'''glýph''' makes a minimal pair with '''clíff''', '''Clíff'''


'''gnàrled''' *nàrld
'''gnàrled''' *nàrld
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'''gnåw''' ''chew'' = BrE '''nor''' ''neither
'''gnåw''' ''chew'' = BrE '''nor''' ''neither


'''gnócchì''' *nyócky
'''gnócchì''' *nyóckey


'''gnôme''' ''garden'' = '''Nôme''' ''Alaska
'''gnôme''' ''garden'' = '''Nôme''' ''Alaska
'''gô''' ''come'' = '''Gô''' ''game'' (though other board games do not normally require the capital)


'''gô-ahéad''' ''noun, adjective'' hyphenated
'''gô-ahéad''' ''noun, adjective'' hyphenated
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'''gôad
'''gôad


'''gôalless''' - sustained '''l''' sound  
'''gôalless''': sustained '''l''' sound  


'''gôat''' cf. '''côat
'''gôat''' cf. '''côat
'''goatêe''' ''beard'', cf. "'''ghoti'''", a nonsense word designed to highlight the absurdities of English spelling, pronunced the same as '''físh''', as in '''enoúgh women milítia''' (*enúF wÍmmin milíSHa)


'''góbbledygoòk
'''góbbledygoòk
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'''gorílla''' ''ape'' = '''guerílla''' ''warfare
'''gorílla''' ''ape'' = '''guerílla''' ''warfare
'''Gŏrsuch''' *Gŏrsítch


'''goûlash
'''goûlash
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'''grammátical''' grə-
'''grammátical''' grə-


'''grámophone''' (not 'grammar phone’)
'''grámophone''' (sounds like BrE "'''grámmar phône'''"; cf. '''''Deutsche Grammophon''')


'''grándad''' or '''gránddad''' - '''dd''' can be extended '''d''' sound; as name, '''G'''-
'''grándad''' or '''gránddad''' - '''dd''' can be extended '''d''' sound; as name, '''G'''-
'''grándchîld


'''gránddaughter''' *grándåwter
'''gránddaughter''' *grándåwter


'''grándchîld
'''grándeûr''' *grándûre
 
'''grandiôse''' -ôz
 
'''grándmà


'''grandmāster''' one word
'''grandmāster''' one word


'''grándeûr''' *grándûre
'''grándpà


'''Grànd Prìx''' *gràm-prì
'''Grànd Prìx''' *gràm-prì


'''gráphic''' cf. '''tráffic
'''grānt''' = '''Grānt''', cf. '''gránd'''
 
'''gráphic''' rhymes with '''tráffic


'''grâte''' ''cheese, fire, annoy'' = '''grêat''' ''important
'''grâte''' ''cheese, fire, annoy'' = '''grêat''' ''important
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'''grenâde
'''grenâde


'''grèy''' AmE '''grây''' = '''Grèy''' = '''Grây''' ''persons
'''grèy''' BrE; AmE '''grây''' = '''Grèy''' = '''Grây''' ''persons


'''grèyhòund''' one word
'''grèyhòund''' one word
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'''gríll''' ''food, interrogate'' = '''grílle''' ''lattice
'''gríll''' ''food, interrogate'' = '''grílle''' ''lattice


'''grimâce''' BrE, AmE '''grímace
'''grímace''', '''grimâce'''


'''grînd
'''grînd
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'''grôss''' cf. '''grôwth
'''grôss''' cf. '''grôwth
'''Grôsvenor''' *Grôvener


'''gròuch
'''gròuch
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'''guàrd''' *gàrd = '''gàrde''' in '''ávant gàrde
'''guàrd''' *gàrd = '''gàrde''' in '''ávant gàrde
'''Guedè''' ''Rudy'' *Gədây


'''guerílla''' or '''guerrílla''' ''warfare'' = '''gorílla''' ''animal
'''guerílla''' or '''guerrílla''' ''warfare'' = '''gorílla''' ''animal
'''Guërnica''' *Gürníca is the usual pronunciation of [[Pablo Picasso|Picasso]]'s painting, though, especially when referring to the town, some prefer *Gurnìca, a more [[Basque language|Basque]] pronunciation
'''Guërnsey''' *Gürnsey


'''guéss  
'''guéss  
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'''guíld''' ''society'' = '''gíld''' ''lily
'''guíld''' ''society'' = '''gíld''' ''lily


'''Guíldford''' *Guílford
'''Guíldford''' *Gílford (hard '''G''', rhyming with '''Ílford''')


'''guíllotìne''' - either stressed
'''guíllotìne''' - either stressed
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'''Guínêa Bissàù'''
'''Guínêa Bissàù'''
'''guîse''' = '''guŷs'''


'''gúlf''' cf. '''gôlf
'''gúlf''' cf. '''gôlf
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'''Guyāna''' *Guŷ-āna, cf. '''Guiāna''' *Guì-āna  
'''Guyāna''' *Guŷ-āna, cf. '''Guiāna''' *Guì-āna  
'''Gwýnedd''' = '''Gwýneth''',  or '''dd''' as '''dh'''
'''Gýllenhåal''' J-


'''gým''' ''gymnasium'' = '''Jím''' ''person
'''gým''' ''gymnasium'' = '''Jím''' ''person


'''gynaecólogist''' hard '''g'''-: *gŷnəcólojist, AmE -'''nec'''-
'''gynaecólogist''' hard '''g'''-: *gŷnəcólojist; AmE -'''nec'''-


'''gýpsy''' = BrE '''gípsy
'''gýpsy''' = BrE '''gípsy


'''gyrâte''' *jî-râte
'''gyrâte''' *jî-râte
'''gÿrfalcon''', '''gërfalcon'''  jërfål- or jërfál-


'''gŷroscope''' j-
'''gŷroscope''' j-

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Use in English
Alphabetical word list
Retroalphabetical list  
Common misspellings  


This page lists pronunciations of English words that begin with G. To see a different letter navigate with the table above. The apostrophe is treated as the last letter of the alphabet, after Z.

For a pronunciation key, click on the blue "Catalogs" link below the article title.[e]

G = gêe up

Gabón

Gâbriel male

Gabriélle female

Gáby (from German, where only one 'b' is required, cf. bâby) = Gábby

Gaddáfi, Gaddàfi is probably the most common of many spellings

gádfly one word

Gâelic Irish

Gáelic Scottish = Gállic French

gáff fish, plot = gáffe mistake, cf. gúff nonsense

gág

gâge is an AmE alternative to gâuge

gâit walk = gâte garden

gál girl, cf. gåll, etc.

gàla BrE; AmE gâla, gála

Galápagos - identical Spanish accent may be written

gâle storm = Gâil = Gâle = Gâyle persons = Gâel Gaelic

Galícia may rhyme with Patrícia (-ísha), but, being much rarer, is more often pronounced with the -ci- (-si-) sound

Gálilee

gåll bladder, courage = Gålle Sri Lanka = Gåul France, cf. gál

Gállic, see Gaelic

gallimåufry

gállop horse = Gállup poll

gámble money = gámbol frisky

gánder

Gándhi *Gándy, cf. cándy and gh- words

Gángês -njêez, -njíz

gâol BrE old alternative spelling of, and pronounced the same as jâil

gárage BrE *gárràzh or *gárràj, and even *gárríj/*gárrídge, long frowned upon, is now heard on BBC News

garàge AmE *gəràzh

gàrdener garden = Gàrdiner = Gàrdner persons

Gáreth

gàrgoyle

gàrner gather = Gàrner person; BrE = Ghàna country

garótte, garrótte; AmE only garróte

gárret = Gárrett

Gáry hard G, cf. Gérry = Jérry; cf. Hárry, Cãry, Gáby (hard G)

gáses noun = gásses verb

gâte open = gâit walk

gàùcho

gâuge *gâij, AmE can be gâge; cf. grêengage

Gauguin *Gôgá, á nasalised

gåuze

Gávin

gåwky = BrE Gŏrky

gâze look = gâys

Gbágbo *Bágbô

gêar = Gêre, hard g

gécko

gêe, gêez, from Jêsus, soft g

gêese, hard g: plural of goôse

gêezer, hard g

Geîger còunter - hard G

gèisha - hard g

gél = jéll alternative spelling of verb = Géll

Géminî Jé-

gêne genetics = Jêan girl = Gêne Eugene; gênes = jêans trousers

genealógical jê-

géneral *jénral

genéric j-

génerous j-

generósity j-

gênes genetics = jêans trousers, cf. Jêan woman (but French man Jean pronounced *Zhà with nasalised à)

geneálogy jê-

genétics j-

gêniê lamp = Jêan(n)iê person

gênìî *jênêî

genitâlia jé-

génitive jé-

gênius j-, cf. ingênious

Génoa J-

genre *zhónrə

gentêel j-, cf. Géntîle

géntle j-

gênus j-

gêô- j-

Géoff = Jéff

Géoffrey = Jéffrey

geográphic jêə-

geógraphy jóg- in rapid speech, cf. geólogy *gê-ólogy

Geŏrge Jŏr-, cf. gŏrge

Gérald J-

Géràrd J-

Gërman J-

germâne relevant = Germâine, Jermâin, etc. persons

gërminate j-

Gérry = Jérry cf. Gáry, hard G

gétaway adjective and noun one word, cf. verb gét awây

geŵgaw - hard gs

gêyser water in BrE = gêezer man, in AmE geŷser

gh- = g-

Ghàna Africa = BrE gàrner gather, and makes a minimal pair with Gàza

Ghanâian

*Ghándi Gándhi

ghāstly

ghåt or ghåut

ghërkin

ghétto

ghôst

"ghoti", see goatêe

ghoûl = Goôle

gíbbet j-

gíbbon hard g

Gibråltar J-

Gídêon hard G, *Gídêyən

gíf, GÍF, either hard g- or j-

gíg hard g, cf. jíg

gígolo jíg-

Gìla monster = BrE hêaler heal

Gílbert hard G

gíll fish hard g, as also in McGíll person

gíll liquid = Jíll = Gíll = Gíl persons

Gíll Sáns hard G

Gíllian makes a minimal pair with Júlian

Gíllàrd hard G

gílt gild = guílt guilty

gímmick rhymes with mímic

gín drink, rummy = djínn, jínn genie *jín

gípsy is a chiely British variant of gýpsy

giráffe j-

Gìsela, hard G

Giûffrê *Jûfri

glâcial

glácier or glâcier

glâde

Gládys

glámorise

glámorous

glámour

glêam

glêan

glén valley = Glén = Glénn

Gliêse *Glêeza

glôat

Glóucester *Glóster

glûtinous

glútton

Glŷndebŏurne

glýph makes a minimal pair with clíff, Clíff

gnàrled *nàrld

gnásh teeth = Násh person

gnát insect = Nát person

gnåw chew = BrE nor neither

gnócchì *nyóckey

gnôme garden = Nôme Alaska

gô come = Gô game (though other board games do not normally require the capital)

gô-ahéad noun, adjective hyphenated

gôad

gôalless: sustained l sound

gôat cf. côat

goatêe beard, cf. "ghoti", a nonsense word designed to highlight the absurdities of English spelling, pronunced the same as físh, as in enoúgh women milítia (*enúF wÍmmin milíSHa)

góbbledygoòk

góddéss; may be goddéss in contrast to gód

gódsend one word

gŏitre BrE; AmE gŏiter

gôlf cf. gúlf

Gomórrah rhymes with BrE Andórra

góndola

góne

góner fatal

gonna going to two schwas: *gənə

Goôch

goòd

Goôdge Strêet

goodsélf one word

goôgle verb no capital

goôgly

goòseberry *gùzbry

goôse *goôss

Gorbachev -chóff

gorílla ape = guerílla warfare

Gŏrsuch *Gŏrsítch

goûlash

gŏurmet *gŏrmây

gòvern

gòvernment - first n silent in rapid speech

Grâeme *Grâyəm = BrE Grâham most common spelling = Grâhame Kenneth

Gráham AmE, Grâham BrE: see Grâeme, grám

graffìti

grám = grámme weight = Grám staining (as in Grám-pósitive, Grám-négative) = AmE gráham = AmE Gráham

grámmar

grammátical grə-

grámophone (sounds like BrE "grámmar phône"; cf. Deutsche Grammophon)

grándad or gránddad - dd can be extended d sound; as name, G-

grándchîld

gránddaughter *grándåwter

grándeûr *grándûre

grandiôse -ôz

grándmà

grandmāster one word

grándpà

Grànd Prìx *gràm-prì

grānt = Grānt, cf. gránd

gráphic rhymes with tráffic

grâte cheese, fire, annoy = grêat important

grâteful

grâve serious, burial = gràve accent

grávity

gravure

grâvy

grây is AmE for grèy

grâze sheep = grèys grey, cf. gràss

grêase oil = Grêece Greek

greât big = grâte cheese, fireplace, irritate, cf. grêet

greât-gránddaughter etc. have the option of a hyphen or two separate words: the hyphen seems preferable, to avoid suggestion of greât as an approbatory adjective

Grêaves = griêves

Grêek

grêen colour = Grêen, Grêene persons

Gréenwich *Grénnídge

grêet hello cf. greât

Gréig = Grég, cf. Griêg

Grenâda cf. Granàda

grenâde

grèy BrE; AmE grây = Grèy = Grây persons

grèyhòund one word

grídlock one word

grìêf

Grìêg composer, cf. Gréig

gríll food, interrogate = grílle lattice

grímace, grimâce

grînd

grísly horrible = grízzly bear

grôan pain = grôwn up

Groèning Matt *Grâyning

grŏin body = grŏyne wood

grôss cf. grôwth

Grôsvenor *Grôvener

gròuch

Gròucho

gròundbreâking one word

gròundswell one word

gròundwork one word

grôwn-úp noun, adjective hyphenated

grŏyne water = grŏin body

grûel

grûesome *grûsəm

gu- followed by vowel, hard g, silent u, unless stated otherwise

Guà- Gwà- as in Guadeloûpe, Guàm, Guatemàla

Guadelajàra *Gwadələhàra

Guantánamo can have identical Spanish accent; usually Gwá-

guarantêe gá-, cf. ẁarranty

guàrd *gàrd = gàrde in ávant gàrde

Guedè Rudy *Gədây

guerílla or guerrílla warfare = gorílla animal

Guërnica *Gürníca is the usual pronunciation of Picasso's painting, though, especially when referring to the town, some prefer *Gurnìca, a more Basque pronunciation

Guërnsey *Gürnsey

guéss

guésswork one word

guést visit = guéssed guess

gúff cf. gáffe

Guiāna *Guì-āna, cf. Guyāna *Guŷ-āna

guîde

guíld society = gíld lily

Guíldford *Gílford (hard G, rhyming with Ílford)

guíllotìne - either stressed

guílt guilty = gílt gild

Guínêa country = guínêa money, forming a minimal pair with Gínny Virginia J-

Guínêa Bissàù

guîse = guŷs

gúlf cf. gôlf

gún = Gúnn

gúng-hô

gúnwale = gúnnell

Gürkha - kh as k

gùru

guŷ

Guyāna *Guŷ-āna, cf. Guiāna *Guì-āna

Gwýnedd = Gwýneth, or dd as dh

Gýllenhåal J-

gým gymnasium = Jím person

gynaecólogist hard g-: *gŷnəcólojist; AmE -nec-

gýpsy = BrE gípsy

gyrâte *jî-râte

gÿrfalcon, gërfalcon jërfål- or jërfál-

gŷroscope j-

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