Meaning and background
The story behind Sake
Sake is particularly easy to misread without context. English sake, pronounced to rhyme with lake, means purpose, interest or benefit, especially in set phrases. The borrowed Japanese word sake, usually pronounced in two syllables in English, is a rice-based alcoholic drink. Their spellings happen to match in Latin letters, but their histories and spoken forms differ. The dog’s intended pronunciation remains unknown.
- Meaning
- Two unrelated lexical readings: English sake means benefit or purpose; Japanese sake names a fermented rice drink. Source
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About Sake
Recorded as a dog’s name
Sake appears in 9 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/seɪk/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
View dictionary notation
/seɪk/ · primary stress on syllable 1S EY1 K
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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