Pikachu

See also: Pikachū

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ピカチュウ (Pikachū).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiː.kə.t͡ʃuː/

• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

Pikachu (plural Pikachu or Pikachus)

2. (video games, anime, manga) A small yellow rodent-like Pokémon that has red cheeks and a tail shaped like a lightning bolt, and has electricity-related powers.

Usage notes

• The official Pokémon products and video games use the invariable plural Pikachu; the plural Pikachus is commonly used elsewhere.

Derived terms

• Pikachu moth
• Pikachu nudibranch
• pikachurin
• Pikaclone
• shocked Pikachu
• surprised Pikachu

Translations

Pokémon

• Albanian: Pikaçu
• Arabic: بيكاتشو (bīkātšū)
• Azerbaijani: Pikaçu
• Bulgarian: Пикачу (Pikaču)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 比卡超 (bei² kaa¹ ciu¹), Pikachu (pi³ kaa¹ ciu⁴)

  Mandarin: 皮卡丘 (zh) (Píkǎqiū), Pikachu (Píkǎqiū)

• French: Pikachu (fr)
• Georgian: პიკაჩუ (ṗiḳaču)
• German: Pikachu (de)
• Greek: Πίκατσου (Píkatsou)
• Hebrew: פִּיקָאצ׳וּ m (Píqatshu)
• Hindi: पिकाचू (pikācū)
• Icelandic: Pikatsjú, Píkatsu
• Indonesian: Pikacu, Pikachu
• Italian: Pikachu
• Japanese: ピカチュウ (Pikachū)
• Korean: 피카츄 (Pikachu)
• Lithuanian: Pikačiu
• Macedonian: Пикачу (Pikaču)
• Marathi: पिकाचू (pikācū)
• Mongolian: Пикачу (Pikaču)
• Persian: پیکاچو
• Polish: Pikachu m
• Portuguese: Pikachu m
• Russian: Пикачу (ru) m (Pikaču)
• Scots: Pikachu
• Serbo-Croatian: Pikaču
• Spanish: Pikachu
• Swedish: Pikachu c
• Tagalog: Pikachu
• Thai: พิกะจู
• Turkish: Pikachu
• Ukrainian: Пікачу (Pikaču)
• Uzbek: Pikachu
• Vietnamese: Pikachu

Further reading

• Category:Pikachu on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈka.t͡ʃu/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Pikachu m or n (proper noun, strong, genitive Pikachus or (with an article) Pikachu)

1. Pikachu

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Pikachu, borrowed from Japanese ピカチュウ (Pikachū).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.kaˈʃu/, /pi.kaˈt͡ʃu/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pi.kaˈʃu/, /pi.kaˈt͡ʃu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pi.kaˈʃu/, /pi.kaˈt͡ʃu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pi.kaˈt͡ʃu/

• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: Pi‧ka‧chu

Proper noun

Pikachu m or f by sense

1. (video games, anime, manga) Pikachu