>>>>>"Zene" means music in Hungarian (pronounced as written, not "zeen" as you probably did). Are you sure you didn't accidentally have that in mind, among other things?
>>>>
>>>>When I came up with the word, I Googled it, and after realizing that the domains it popped up on were Hungarian I ran it through a Hungarian-English dictionary, and it said "music."
>>>>
>>>>Which I thought was rather fitting. :-)
>>>>
>>>>How do you pronounce it if not "zeen"? Like "zen" or "zen-y" or "zane"? Hmmm.
>>>
>>>Both ees are short and open, as the first one in "ever" or "seven".
>>
>>So it kindof ryhmes with "Jenna"?
>
>No, with Neneh... if I knew whether it's pronounced properly :). Not even with Pepe, because in Hungarian the accent is always (no exceptions) on the first syllable.
>
>I've often found it impossible to explain a sound of a foreign word to an anglophone, unless physically able to hear each other. Can't think of a single English word which would have the same sound on both ees, and the latter ee wouldn't become an -er. English language has a special set of vocal coordinates, which makes some sounds impossible to describe within those coordinates.
>
>Let's try this: it's like the first two ees in "hegemony"... just cut it before the em. And pronounce both ees like the first one.

I think I got it. THanks.