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Hello, sorry for the random question, but I’m wondering if тыква sounds alright as a name to a native Russian speaker? I’m working on a story and at one moment, a Russian character gets very attached to a magic pumpkin (she sees it as a son, it’s complicated) and I want her to give it a name but i have no idea where to start!

Hi! OH this is fun. Honestly, it really depends on the context. In English, pumpkin is a word often used as a term of endearment, while in Russian its rare to use an initial form of a noun to adress another living being without it sounding too rough or straight out dehumanizing (there are words that allow that, Sun, for example, but those are rare.) You need to add a special suffix to the words for it to work. For example, in the past it was really popular to name dogs "friend", but no one would say it like друг, it's always дружок, which is a softened form of the initial word. Like buddy in English.

In Russia it is also rare to name someone by their species title. Returning to dogs - it's like calling a dog...well...dog....funky stuff. You can endearingly use the softened version of the word when you feel mushy, like calling a dog doggy, but this doesnt work like a name and usually you would address someone going from some detail or association you have with them. For example - my dog is ginger so my mom calls him рыжик (which is a softened form of the word рыжий).

So, the word тыква (pumpkin) sounds too rough if the intent is not to insult the pumpkin character. It has a softened version - тыковка, BUT this stuff is too sappy to use all the time, and I would advise to leave it as a word of endearment, while, for an actual name think about some words you associate with pumpkin. Can be something related to shape, color, the way it grows, anything. Idk...Солнце (sun) because it's round and orange, Росток which is a little plant, stuff like that. There are a lot of words you can think of if you sit with it for a bit.

I know this stuff is difficult, especially suffix part of the whole idea, so if you want you can pitch me some of your name ideas so I would say if they need softening and what suffixes to use in this case, because, sadly, there is no singular grammar rule for these bastards

( also, as a small detour, you may find useful that this softening stuff also kinda applies to regular names, I don't know how you called your character, but in Russia most names have different forms, for example, Michael is only used in serious or impersonal conversations, softened version of it - Misha will be used with friends and family, a softened version of the softened version Mishen'ka will appear if you want to be very tender, and rudimentary form Miha can appear if someone wants to be very informal. What I mean is you may also want to look into that if you gave your chafacter a Russian name. This stuff often appears even in cases where other forms were never initially in the design. My name is Alice and my family calls me Alya for some reason)

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what in the world could i have pinned for this to happen

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What's in Grunkle Ford's pockets?

Journal 1!

2. Fancy pen (for journaling)

3. sci-fi electro-gloves

4. Bag of normal DD&MD dice

5. Super illegal, 9-thousand dimensions banned, infinity-sided die (in a cheap plastic case for safety)

6. Black Gloves, normal, snappy

7. flask (presumably of I'm Fine Juices)

8. touching childhood photo

9. fuck-off huge poster of his ex

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You can't be saying that anymore zigzagoon

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partners

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today was single handedly the best day of my life. i caught a cop stealing from the store i work at

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grandpa pda warning⚠️⚠️⚠️

they have me sighing and kicking my feet GOD I hate them🤫🤫

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we can stay here for as long as you need

as long as we need

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they did WHAT to tenna's head (deltarune animation)

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So, you guys think he still has the car, right?

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ive low key been going insane

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Don't know if someone already noticed that, but when fighting Tenna, there is a chance he would say something like "Is it me, or does it smell like an orchard in here?" (hope I will be able to find a screenshot)

Upd: found it!

Here's an explanation!!

A "sweet" or "orchard-like" smell coming from an old CRT television likely indicates a problem with the internal components, possibly related to a failing capacitor or other part that is overheating or breaking down. It's important to unplug the TV immediately to prevent further damage or potential fire hazards. 

Upd: Yeah, now that I know that there are three versions of this quote (orchard, plush and smokey scents) it's probably a reference to Kris, Ralsei and Susie, it's still pretty interesting

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he is so tall

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(it’s an old poster. Seems to be a collaboration between two stars . . .)

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I have no idea why I spent my time on this But my friend chuckled so that was worth it

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*You find a fluffy old TV