nginx (“engine x”) is an HTTP web server, reverse proxy, content cache, load balancer, TCP/UDP proxy server, and mail proxy server. […] [1]

I still pronounce it as “n-jinx” in my head.

References
  1. Title (website): “nginx”. Publisher: NGINX. Accessed: 2025-02-26T23:25Z. URI: https://nginx.org/en/.
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  • brickloveEnglish
    5·
    1 day ago

    For some reason if you put that sound at the beginning of a word most English speakers can’t say it.

    • zarkanian@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      16 hours ago

      I used to pronounce the name Nguyen as “ngoo-yen” until somebody told me it’s pronounced “win”, and i was like “What?”