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You can listen to the pronunciation of Houyhnhnm here.
That's interesting. Whenever I've read the word I've always assumed that the pronunciation is WHEE-n'm. That sounds more like a horse to me. But then I grew up listening to Mr. Ed, so go figure.
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A Laputanesque or Houyhnhnmous question?
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Houyhnhnmous pronounced
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