How do you pronounce the word "Java"?

Question

This just came up again. I see people doing it both ways. Which one is correct?

['ja:va]

or

['dza:va]

I have an observation that English-speaking cultures where J is read as [dz] use the second option, while those where J is read as [j] (German, for example) use the first option.

I personally prefer the second [dz] variant, since the term originated in English-spoken world. What do you use?

P.S. I absolutely need to know which one is right to obtain the serenity of mind.

Answer 1

http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=java: dz

Answer 2

It's pronounced like the alternate word for "coffee."

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/java

Answer 3

It depends on which language I am speaking when using the word. When speaking English, I use the English 'J'-sound, and when speaking Swedish I use the German-style 'J'-sound (which happens to be the same in Swedish). When in Rome...

Answer 4

I had an Indian lecturer at university who pronounced it the same as those little robed dudes from Tatooine in Star Wars.