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minus-squareCid Vicious@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·6 hours agoPika is pronounced “pie-kuh” generally. Pikachu comes from pika pika (japanese onomatopoeia for “sparking/sparkling” usually with the connotation of clean) + chuu (sound a mouse makes/squeak).
minus-squareSorryQuick@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 hours agoActually it comes from pika(-tto), the onomatopoeia for a lightning strike.
minus-squareCintari@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoNot according to an interview by the creator of Pikachu, Atsuko Nishida: “Since it was an Electric-type Pokémon, I thought ‘pika‘ [the expression of light flashing in Japanese]. https://web.archive.org/web/20211108083831/https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/creator-profile-the-creators-of-pikachu/
Pika is pronounced “pie-kuh” generally. Pikachu comes from pika pika (japanese onomatopoeia for “sparking/sparkling” usually with the connotation of clean) + chuu (sound a mouse makes/squeak).
Actually it comes from pika(-tto), the onomatopoeia for a lightning strike.
Not according to an interview by the creator of Pikachu, Atsuko Nishida:
https://web.archive.org/web/20211108083831/https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/creator-profile-the-creators-of-pikachu/