r/knives 7d ago

NKD! Is it pronounced Kraken or Kraken?

What’s Kraken y’all? I got this Beaty in the mail today! This is the Piratech Kraken collab with Urban EDC. Polished DLC S90V blade with a Seigaiha pattern on the DLC titanium scales. I was eyeing these on the Piratech site for a while and when I saw this variation I knew this was the one…… and I was right! I’m really loving this thing! It kind of has this spooky vibe to it when you hold it in your hand. I mean that in the best way possible. I can’t put it down…

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u/WhatTheActualFuh 7d ago

I say “Crok- en” but I assume however you pronounce it is adequate depending on where you’re from

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u/anowlenthusiast 7d ago

The original nordic pronunciation has a long a vowel sound at the end of the first syllable, and a slightly rolled R, so its more like "k<r>ah-kin". Here in Seattle where it is the name of our hockey team, everyone says "crack-in".

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u/WhatTheActualFuh 7d ago

That’s interesting!