How to pronounce 伽 in Cantonese (2 out of 3):

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3. Gilgamesh (吉爾伽美什)史詩
3. The Epic of Gilgamesh.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

吉 gat1
lucky
giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)
propitious
good
fortunate
auspicious
propitious
vacant
unoccupied
empty
mandarin orange
seven (triad jargon)
to inject heroin
chicken (triad jargon)
爾 ji5
thus
so
like that
you
thou
used as a final particle
an adverb particle
a suffix after an adjective
your
that
near
伽 ke4
transcription of Sanskrit 'gha' in Buddhist texts
a Buddist temple
美 mei5
beautiful
very satisfactory
good
to beautify
to be pleased with oneself
to praise
to use euphemism
American
America
beauty
perfection
pleasing
perfect
什 zaap6
miscellaneous
assorted
史詩 si2 si1
epic

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