How to pronounce Kiri
product community-consensus
Kiri is most commonly pronounced "KEE-ree" (/ˈkiːri/). This is the widely-used reading among engineers, though edge cases exist.
Rust container runtime replacing Docker Desktop/OrbStack (runkiri.com). Name is the Igbo word ntakịrị, "small", per the creator README — so KEE-ree, not KIH-ree or KERRY.
Source: Kiri README
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How do you pronounce Kiri?
Kiri is pronounced "KEE-ree" (/ˈkiːri/). Rust container runtime replacing Docker Desktop/OrbStack (runkiri.com). Name is the Igbo word ntakịrị, "small", per the creator README — so KEE-ree, not KIH-ree or KERRY. Source: Kiri README.
What is the IPA for Kiri?
The IPA for Kiri is /ˈkiːri/, respelled "KEE-ree".
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