Quote Originally Posted by DSchles View Post
What about the k endings? Is there a preference or reason to choose one over the other?
Again, a transliteration thing, based on origin. For example, the letter c in eastern European languages (eg., Polish, Russian, Ukranian, etc.) is pronounced like an S. To get a hard c, they use a K, as in Krakow (and the w is pronounced as a v).

So is it Hanukkah or Chanukah?