fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 months agoPika Pikamander.xyzimagemessage-square102fedilinkarrow-up11.31Kcross-posted to: taneggs@lemmy.ca
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minus-squareCid Vicious@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-23 months agoI think these are the same root? Pika pika is used to mean clean but it’s onomatopoeia for sparkling. That double word onomatopoeia construction in japanese doesn’t really have a direct analogue in English I don’t think.
I think these are the same root? Pika pika is used to mean clean but it’s onomatopoeia for sparkling. That double word onomatopoeia construction in japanese doesn’t really have a direct analogue in English I don’t think.