fossilesque@mander.xyzdeleted by creator to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 10 months agoPika Pikamander.xyzimagemessage-square99linkfedilinkarrow-up11.43Karrow-down19cross-posted to: taneggs@lemmy.ca
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minus-squareCid Vicious@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-210 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.