Poketymology http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/topic/9182/t/Poketymology.html en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:20:14 GMT Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:35:21 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Yuku http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/topic/9182/t/Poketymology.html Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ <![CDATA[ Re: Poketymology ]]> http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/118802/t/Poketymology.html#reply-118802 You know, that controversey surrounding Jynx is really overblown. Sure it kind of looks like a blackface entertainer, but this is merely a coincidence. Jynx's appearance seems to be a combination of the ganguro fashin trend (where Japanese girls get a dark tan, bleach their hair, and wear black ink as eyeliner and white concealer as lipstick and eyeshadow) and the Yama-uba, a Japanese spirit or monster that resembles a ugly old woman with long golden-white hair and a red kimono. The... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Strawberry Eggs) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/118802 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:35:19 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Poketymology ]]> http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/118123/t/Poketymology.html#reply-118123 feeds@yuku.com (greybob) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/118123 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:45:00 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Poketymology ]]> http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/118122/t/Poketymology.html#reply-118122 Nidoran family - "Nido" sounds like the word "needle," referring to their poisonous spikes. Bulbapedia also postulates that the name come sfrom cnidoyte, which are venomous cells found in stinging animals such as jellyfish.

Golbat - Again, Bulbapedia postulates that either it could be a combination of "ghoul" and "bat" or "gold" and "bat." The "gold" may come from the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Strawberry Eggs) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/118122 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:05:32 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Poketymology ]]> http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/118079/t/Poketymology.html#reply-118079 077. Ponyta: From "pony," but I have no clue where the "ta" could have come from. I think it comes from "ponytail". I don't know why they stopped it at the "a", though.

104. Cubone: Another mystery! Maybe it was meant to be "Clubone," but an l got left off at some point in the games' production?
I think it's a combination of "cue ball" and... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Flying Omelette) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/118079 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:08:57 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Poketymology ]]> http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/118026/t/Poketymology.html#reply-118026 Rattata - It's beta name was "Rattak," so it may be a combination of "rat" and "attack"

Vulpix - The "-ix" suffix is likely meant to be "six."

Zubat - Zubat's name is the same in Japanese. Bulbapedia speculates that the "zu" may come from "zubatto" (as well as being a pun) which means "when an edged tool pierces something."
... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Strawberry Eggs) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/118026 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:52:03 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Poketymology ]]> http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/118024/t/Poketymology.html#reply-118024 ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Guji) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/118024 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:28:00 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Poketymology ]]> http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/118007/t/Poketymology.html#reply-118007
Also, "Staryu" and "Starmie" are plays on "star-you" and "star-me" ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Captain Ladd Spencer) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/118007 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:28:28 GMT <![CDATA[ Poketymology ]]> http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/topic/9182/t/Poketymology.html
One of the most interesting things is to apply etymology to pop culture, which has the strangely paradoxical effect of being more interesting, while also making it even more useless.

Which brings us to today's topic. Where did the original 151 Pokemon get their names?... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (greybob) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/topic/9182 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:20:14 GMT