Pronunication of “Dijkstra”

Question

I am a computer professional. I have heard the pronuciation of the word Dijkstra from various sources as

Which is the correct way of pronouncing it?

This has been answered adequately elsewhere at Math Overflow and Wikipedia
I disagree with the closing of this question. Not one of the links given above has an IPA pronunciation of "Dijkstra" for English.

user20934 · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-25 10:43:23Z

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Edsger Wybe Dijkstra was a Dutch computer scientist. The Dutch pronunciation of his name is given as ˈɛtsxər ˈwibə ˈdɛɪkstra. You can listen to it here and here (this one is more clear).

answered Jun 25 '12 at 10:43

user20934

...but the one from Howjsay is less correct. Forvo has several clear and correct ones: forvo.com/search/dijkstra/nl – Cerberus Jun 25 '12 at 16:55

nohat · Answer 2 · 2012-06-25 15:58:38Z

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In English, the Dutch name Dijkstra is normally pronounced DYKE-struh, in IPA /ˈdɑɪkstɹə/.

answered Jun 25 '12 at 15:58

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