English pronunciation · Words Starting with M
Mammalian Pronunciation
Mammalian is pronounced muh-MAY-lee-uhn, IPA /məˈmeɪliən/.
muh-MAY-lee-uhn
US /məˈmeɪliən/ · UK /mæˈmeɪliən/
Syllables: muh · MAY · lee · uhn (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Belonging to or typical of mammals.
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Mammalian in a Sentence
- Mammalian blood keeps a steady temperature.
- The study compared mammalian and bird skulls.
- Milk is a mammalian invention.
Common Mispronunciations of Mammalian
Not MA-muh-lee-uhn
Mammal leads at the front, but the longer adjective drags the weight onto MAY and lengthens that vowel with it.
Not muh-MA-lee-uhn
The loud vowel is the ay of day. Kept short, the word stays stuck on the noun it came from.
Tip: Four beats, and the ian ending runs together as ee-uhn without either part taking a lift.
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