The name "Pepakura"

[daecu]

Well I'm taking Japanese, and I recognized right away that Pepakura (ペパクラ) would be the japanese way of saying Papercraft. I just find it interesting how we've already managed to take a word, that they changed to fit their phonetics, and altered it to be PEP as a short way of referring to the program, when the word came from english originally xD

Let me know you're thoughts about this/ if you think I'm wrong but that's what it seems like to me, just kinda interesting how the language exchange works huh (I say Pep too though xD even though its pretty much like saying 'pape' [paper minus the R is about like pepa minus the A] )

 

[Widman2013]

I Like The Word Pepakura...It Just Rolls Off Your Tounge.
Well, Just Like The Word Macrame, Which Is The Art Of Tying Knots, It Means Something Way Different Than It Sounds.

~Widman2013~

 

[AoBfrost]

Pepakura means paper modeling/crafting, which is why in english we call it papercraft.

The japanese are very good with paper craft, there are always some sort of models and little projects in magazines, and websites.

 

[NZTK]

Japanese is an awesome language and the Japanese have an amazing culture and history. For a good few hundred years they were the most civilised people on the planet. Japan FTW

 

[daecu]

yea, im far more interested in japanese history than american history, mainly just because ours is so short

but yea, japanese are really good at papercraft, but the one's that really get me are korean. finalpaper is a korean website and its like the most massive papercraft forum ever, the people are amazing, its like an art, every piece makes my jaw drop.

 

[xomanowar]

nanji desu ka?

☻♪♂▓

 

[Ral Partha]

When they pronounce "paper craft", they do it (in katakana) as "pe-pa-ru ku-ra-fu-to". With their propensity for abbreviating things, they took the first two syllables of the phonetic rendition to become "pepakura."

 

[Sean Bradley]

I've known this for some time, but it's good to mention it here. A majority of english language websites call it 'Papercraft', but I believe it should be known for the language that it originated in..

 

[Keegan]

The japanese are very good with paper craft,

Oragami? Haha, well, I knew this from the tamasoft website.

 

[flying squirl]

speaking of origami, check this dude out: http://www.langorigami.com/

he made this from one sheet of uncut paper

http://www.langorigami.com/art/gallery/gal...iablo_tarantula

anyhu, back on topic

 

[RedTogusa]

Ohaiogasimasu. Hai Nippon FTW.
Americajin bakauru.

Or something like that.

 

[AoBfrost]

I know how to do many oragami models by heart, it's funny for me to read a book to learn new models, and they want me to cut a slit somewhere, I just dont make those, real oragami doesnt require cutting to make complex shapes.

 

[daecu]

I can never bring myself to cut for an origami piece, if the instructions say cut I feel torn, because its no longer normal origami, so I tear it just to keep away from the blades xD i keep them by my paperkraft >

何時ですか？　僕は一年生です。　一年い日本語を勉強しました。　ちょっとじょうず話します。＾＿＾

for the person xomanowar, I think thats what the question was xD correct me if I'm wrong I'm supposed to be one of the smart kids in my class xD


yea what ral partha said is right, the japanese shorten words alot. Remote control would be "re-mo-to ko-n-chu-ro-ra-ru" or something ridiculous along those lines, so they made it "re-mo-ko-n" which is much easier to say and faster personal computer is "pa-so-ko-n" etc.


I think I'm gonna use papercraft when I refer to the program pepakura, or just say the whole name, saying pep or even typing it just feels weird now xD

 

[JediFraz]

Indeed. I knew of the Japanese language link.. That's why when I first brought it to people attention I went with the PePaKuRa, rather than the English Papercraft.