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Is "Judge Pickel" an official romanization on packaging or instructions or wherever? Or is it just a fan translator's decision to revert ''pikkeru'' to its German derivation for comedy value? - [[User:Jackpot|Jackpot]] ([[User talk:Jackpot|talk]]) 19:11, 12 February 2018 (EST)
Is "Judge Pickel" an official romanization on packaging or instructions or wherever? Or is it just a fan translator's decision to revert ''pikkeru'' to its German derivation for comedy value? - [[User:Jackpot|Jackpot]] ([[User talk:Jackpot|talk]]) 19:11, 12 February 2018 (EST)
:Because it's not ''aisuakkusu''. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 19:31, 12 February 2018 (EST)
:Because it's not ''aisuakkusu''. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 19:31, 12 February 2018 (EST)
::Okay, so, Japanese has two words for "ice axe", then? One derived from German and one derived from English? - [[User:Jackpot|Jackpot]] ([[User talk:Jackpot|talk]]) 19:43, 12 February 2018 (EST)
:::Several words, actually. Some native and some loanwords. But my point was more that, if they're going to use a word from another language rather than an English word as they frequently do, we should just let it be. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 19:56, 12 February 2018 (EST)

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"Pickel" vs. "ice axe"

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Is "Judge Pickel" an official romanization on packaging or instructions or wherever? Or is it just a fan translator's decision to revert pikkeru to its German derivation for comedy value? - Jackpot (talk) 19:11, 12 February 2018 (EST)

Because it's not aisuakkusu. Saix (talk) 19:31, 12 February 2018 (EST)
Okay, so, Japanese has two words for "ice axe", then? One derived from German and one derived from English? - Jackpot (talk) 19:43, 12 February 2018 (EST)
Several words, actually. Some native and some loanwords. But my point was more that, if they're going to use a word from another language rather than an English word as they frequently do, we should just let it be. Saix (talk) 19:56, 12 February 2018 (EST)