forget foreigners who always pronounce it the wrong way.Manishh wrote:
Forginers pronounce it Like मेनीश not मनीष
similarly, they also commit pronunciation errors with Rakésh राकेश by pronouncing the kesh like mesh when the 'e' is supposed to give off a little softer and longer tone instead(e.g. देश) their pronunciation is more like राकैश in that matter.
It is originally derived from Hindi and the Hindi pronunciation is the only right one.