Pun source of the name "Gomah"?

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Pun source of the name "Gomah"?

Post by TechExpert2021 » Sun Sep 15, 2024 11:33 am

This has been floating in my mind since the two new characters for DB Daima were officially announced. I realized that the name "Panzy" ("パンジ") is a pun on "panty" ("パンティー"), but is the name "Gomah" ("ゴマー") a pun on any word? Does it have a pun source?
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Post by Ajay » Sun Sep 15, 2024 11:40 am

Pansy is from the flower pansy. Almost everyone has puns related to flowers. Glorio being from the gloriosa flower, for example.

Gomah is from 胡麻 - sesame, also a flower.
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Post by TechExpert2021 » Tue Sep 17, 2024 10:11 pm

I know this is late but thanks. No wonder Toei had missed the pun on the name "Panzy".
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Post by Adamant » Wed Sep 18, 2024 12:43 am

TechExpert2021 wrote: Tue Sep 17, 2024 10:11 pm I know this is late but thanks. No wonder Toei had missed the pun on the name "Panzy".
The flower name is spelled パンジー, the character is パンジ. They're not missing the pun, they're just spelling it differently from the name of the flower because that's not what the name actually is.

Though they could've probably gone with "Pansi" or something instead.
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Re: Pun source of the name "Gomah"?

Post by MisteryOne » Sat Sep 21, 2024 9:50 pm

Ajay wrote: Sun Sep 15, 2024 11:40 am Pansy is from the flower pansy. Almost everyone has puns related to flowers. Glorio being from the gloriosa flower, for example.

Gomah is from 胡麻 - sesame, also a flower.
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Post by vegeta391 » Fri Nov 29, 2024 6:00 pm

Didn't want to create a new thread, since we've already got this one.

Fellas, any idea what might that witch's name from episode 8 come from?
マーバ, māba, does it come from '魔婆, maba', so 'witch'/'magical old woman' or maybe it's from 'クルマバソウ、krumabasou', so 'Galium odoratum'?

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Post by dbgtFO » Fri Nov 29, 2024 7:49 pm

vegeta391 wrote: Fri Nov 29, 2024 6:00 pm Didn't want to create a new thread, since we've already got this one.

Fellas, any idea what might that witch's name from episode 8 come from?
マーバ, māba, does it come from '魔婆, maba', so 'witch'/'magical old woman' or maybe it's from 'クルマバソウ、krumabasou', so 'Galium odoratum'?
Depends on if the Ba shares the same characyer in Uranai Baba.
They both look lile old witches, so perhaps they share the ba character too?

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Post by Grimlock » Fri Nov 29, 2024 8:00 pm

I guess folks already forgot when he did it back when Dragon Ball Super was airing, but Herms address stuff like this and he has been doing again since the start of Dragon Ball Daima. You may want to go and follow him to know the source of puns, among other things.

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Post by dbgtFO » Fri Nov 29, 2024 8:14 pm

Grimlock wrote: Fri Nov 29, 2024 8:00 pm I guess folks already forgot when he did it back when Dragon Ball Super was airing, but Herms address stuff like this and he has been doing again since the start of Dragon Ball Daima. You may want to go and follow him to know the source of puns, among other things.
He hasn't posted anything since November 19th or does non Xitter users not get a full view of all posts of an user?

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Post by VegettoEX » Fri Nov 29, 2024 9:06 pm

I am begging everyone to remember that Kanzenshuu is a full website, not just a forum! :lol: :cry:

Each and every respective page in our "Episode Guide" for Daima includes extensive notes including name pun breakdowns, translation quibbles, full cast and crew translations, and even an analysis of animation differences between the original trailers and the final broadcast episode.

We generally have any given new episode's page up within a day of its airing, and the links for them are also added to the first post of every thread here on the forum.
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Re: Pun source of the name "Gomah"?

Post by vegeta391 » Sun Dec 01, 2024 3:54 am

Thanks for your reply, guys!

That still leaves plenty of room for speculation. On one Japanese blog someone suggested '麻婆, maba', so 'hemp hag'. Kinda fits most :D

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Post by GreatSaiyaJeff » Sun Dec 08, 2024 2:17 pm

Since I didn't want to start a new thread, any idea on the naming for Majin Kuu?
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Re: Pun source of the name "Gomah"?

Post by VegettoEX » Sun Dec 08, 2024 2:22 pm

GreatSaiyaJeff wrote: Sun Dec 08, 2024 2:17 pm Since I didn't want to start a new thread, any idea on the naming for Majin Kuu?
VegettoEX wrote: Fri Nov 29, 2024 9:06 pm I am begging everyone to remember that Kanzenshuu is a full website, not just a forum! :lol: :cry:

Each and every respective page in our "Episode Guide" for Daima includes extensive notes including name pun breakdowns, translation quibbles, full cast and crew translations, and even an analysis of animation differences between the original trailers and the final broadcast episode.

We generally have any given new episode's page up within a day of its airing, and the links for them are also added to the first post of every thread here on the forum.
Kanzenshuu Dragon Ball Daima Episode 9 Guide Page wrote:Majin Koo (魔人クウ; majin koo)
The new creation Majin Koo seems to take the name “Boo” and shift the consonant sound from a bu to a ku. If this is the case, it would be similar to the name "Bee" for Boo's dog friend, which shifted the vowel sounds from -uu to -ee. Since we go with "Boo" for a name spelling (as Bibbidi, Bobbidi, and Boo all match their exact katakana spellings from the same source words in the Cinderella song in Japanese), we have gone with a spelling of "Koo" for this new character. The official simulcast English subtitles go with a spelling of "Kuu" (presumably to match their FUNimation-English-dub-sourced spelling of “Buu”).
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Re: Pun source of the name "Gomah"?

Post by GreatSaiyaJeff » Sun Dec 08, 2024 2:31 pm

VegettoEX wrote: Sun Dec 08, 2024 2:22 pm
GreatSaiyaJeff wrote: Sun Dec 08, 2024 2:17 pm Since I didn't want to start a new thread, any idea on the naming for Majin Kuu?
VegettoEX wrote: Fri Nov 29, 2024 9:06 pm I am begging everyone to remember that Kanzenshuu is a full website, not just a forum! :lol: :cry:

Each and every respective page in our "Episode Guide" for Daima includes extensive notes including name pun breakdowns, translation quibbles, full cast and crew translations, and even an analysis of animation differences between the original trailers and the final broadcast episode.

We generally have any given new episode's page up within a day of its airing, and the links for them are also added to the first post of every thread here on the forum.
Kanzenshuu Dragon Ball Daima Episode 9 Guide Page wrote:Majin Koo (魔人クウ; majin koo)
The new creation Majin Koo seems to take the name “Boo” and shift the consonant sound from a bu to a ku. If this is the case, it would be similar to the name "Bee" for Boo's dog friend, which shifted the vowel sounds from -uu to -ee. Since we go with "Boo" for a name spelling (as Bibbidi, Bobbidi, and Boo all match their exact katakana spellings from the same source words in the Cinderella song in Japanese), we have gone with a spelling of "Koo" for this new character. The official simulcast English subtitles go with a spelling of "Kuu" (presumably to match their FUNimation-English-dub-sourced spelling of “Buu”).
What's funny is I didn't notice your reply until after my post 😅

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Re: Pun source of the name "Gomah"?

Post by VegettoEX » Sun Dec 08, 2024 2:51 pm

GreatSaiyaJeff wrote: Sun Dec 08, 2024 2:31 pm What's funny is I didn't notice your reply until after my post 😅

I appreciate the posting :)
All good! :lol: Happy to help!
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