how to pronounce the word 'JIRA'?

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I have a stupid question. what's the pronunciation of 'JIRA'?

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[Kathy Tempesta]

http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/docs/latest/faq.html#how_is_jira_pron
ounced

1.5. What does JIRA mean?
Like all good names in the software industry, it started as an in-house code
name.

Our experience with Bugzilla was less than pleasant, and the developers in
the office started calling it by the name Japanese name for Godzilla, Gojira
(the original black-and-white Japanese Godzilla films are also office
favourites). As we developed our own bug tracker, and then it became an
issue tracker, the name stuck, but the Go got dropped - hence JIRA!

Further investigation into the name has revealed that Gorira is Japanese for
gorilla, whilst Kujira is Japanese for whale. So Gojira is roughly
translated to mean "gorilla the size of a whale"!

For those who care - it sounds best if you yell it loudly, as though
charging into battle. C'mon - try it!

1.6. How is JIRA pronounced?

We pronounce it 'JEEra', based on the pronunciation of 'Kujira' (see above
FAQ).

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I have a stupid question. what's the pronunciation of 'JIRA'?

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