Uma /.../ how do you pronounce it?

Frank   Fri Jun 02, 2006 1:41 am GMT
I couldn't find the phonetic transcription for this name in any dictionary. How do you say it?

What about the surname Glew?

Thanks,

Francisco
Lazar   Fri Jun 02, 2006 2:27 am GMT
"Uma", as in "Uma Thurman", is pronounced ["um@] in GA and RP.

I've never seen "Glew" before, but from the spelling I'm almost certain that it'd be [glu] in GA and RP.

(RP transcription would tend to use length marks: ["u:m@] and [glu:].)
A6027VN   Fri Jun 02, 2006 3:08 pm GMT
There's only one way to pronounce the Uma in Uma Thurman:

"Wow."