/ Religious Studies Major Content for �ٺ���Ƶ en /curiosity/blog/conversation-what-meaning-kamala <div><p>Ever since Vice President Kamala Harris became a presence on the national scene, her name — a common one for women in India — has attracted a lot of attention, most specifically for <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/opinion/trump-kamala-harris-pronounce.html">its pronunciation</a>.</p><p>The three-syllable word should be pronounced “Come-a-laa” (Kamalā), with the final long “a” signaling a feminine noun in Sanskrit. In the United States, it is often enunciated with stresses placed on the first or second syllable.</p></div> August 14, 2024 - 9:32am Karen Michele Nikos /curiosity/blog/conversation-what-meaning-kamala