pronounce drow: is it "droh" or "dr_ow_"

[VaniKoro]

well which is it?

I always said "droh", but I hear others say "dr_ow_" more often these days.

[Aegis]

I personally pronouce it the second way. Just sounds more omnious to me.

[swcarter]

It's drow as in cow. Or as in "Ow, that evil bastid stabbed me!"

SWC

[Moonbiter]

Yup, at least that's how they pronounce it in the Menzoberranzan computer game.

[Rigrider]

I used to pronounce it Droh. For the longest time. Recently I converted to the drow (cow) version. And here's the further proff right out of the Forgotten Realms, Races of Faerun book: "They became known as the dhaeraow (the elven word for traitor), and over the centuries this word has since given them the name by which they are known: drow"

Dhaeraow: with the a in there gives the cow pronunciation. That's my thought on the subject anyway.

[musicalassassin]

there was a pronounciation guide on the old TSR website that i learned the pronounciation to be Dr-ough as in cow, and Drizzt's name as Driz-st and a swag of others as well an elven langue guide, but unfortunatly the website is now drastically differant

[Magpie]

It a case of the english language... Lets take a test, repeat after me.

cow
how
sow

Then for the dr sound

drank
drake
drew

Put em together and we get Dr ow

[Rigrider]

Originally Posted by Magpie

It a case of the english language... Lets take a test, repeat after me.

cow
how
sow

While I don't disagree with your final outcome here's the part you miss:
Row
Bow
Low

Put them together with your DR and you get Dr ow (dr-oh)!!

[Rob-hin]

Originally Posted by Rigrider

Put them together with your DR and you get Dr ow (dr-oh)!!

D'oh!!

[Magus]

It's always "drow" as in "cow" when the voice actors say it in games. I figure they know best.

[Rob-hin]

Originally Posted by Magus

It's always "drow" as in "cow" when the voice actors say it in games. I figure they know best.

How now brown drow... errr cow.

But that's the idea I had too.
"The Drow rule supreme!" -- Baldurs Gate 2 (remember?)