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Tahm Kench Pronounciation

Azertazan··5 votes·11,057 views

So Tahm Kench looks awesome; they nailed his character so hard that I'm impressed that he's not already part of Southern folklore (along with Brer Rabbit and such), that's how iconic and archetypical he feels to me. But there is an issue with his name- Is it pronounced

A. "Tom Kench" B. "Tam Kench" C. "???????"

This is really bugging me. If a Rioter could comment on this, I'm sure it would clear up a lot of confusion. Or if it was in the VO and I just missed it like a moron, someone please enlighten me. Either way, I'd like to know!

12 Comments

Shíny7 votes

Tahm's Lead designer Daniel Klein tweeted out a clip of him saying his name: http://picosong.com/gJmb/ Basically say it as tom

RiotBioluminescence6 votes

{quoted}

Tahm's Lead designer Daniel Klein tweeted out a clip of him saying his name: http://picosong.com/gJmb/ Basically say it as tom

Maybe it's my accent, but I hear that as Tam. :)
However, I'd definitely suggest everyone go by what it is they hear Daniel saying.

Kürama1 votes

Ima call em Tammy.

cC9UZcXUkq1 votes

TAHMANTHA

Kürama1 votes

o.O

Azertazan1 votes

Yeah, I hear it as Tom Kench too. Thanks for sharing that!

GreenLore3 votes

Actually I'd say it sounds more like Tahm,the a is just a bit drawn out.

Buttigieg 20201 votes

Obviously it's pronounced tahm kench.

junglerboy161 votes

Answer is A, confirmed by Zenon on the reveal thread that Tahm is pronounced like Tom or Mom.

DWT123451 votes

nope, im gonna pronouce it like tam cantch

pinwheelviper1 votes

It's always going to be Tah-m for me even if someone says it's tam/tom

DynamiteGazelle1 votes

Well the 'ah' is pretty much always used to denote the long 'a' sound as in 'mom' or 'tom', so I'm pretty certain it's Tom.

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