ピカチュウ
Japanese
editEtymology
editCoined as a compound of ピカ (pika, “sparkle”, ultimately from the same root as 光る (hikaru, “to shine; to sparkle”)) + チュー (chū, “squeak”, onomatopoeia). Unrelated to the animal pika (ultimately from Evenki [Term?])
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editRelated terms
edit- ぴかぴか (pikapika, “glitteringly, sparklingly”)