Correct name/spelling for Tarble?

Gozar · Post by **Gozar** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 10:36 pm

What is this guys correct name? Originally we got work of "Table". Then romanized "Tarbaru"...Then most recently (And in the Toei Subs) "Tarble". Which is correct?

JulieYBM · Post by **JulieYBM** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 10:43 pm

It's written as ﾀｰﾌﾞﾙ taaburu, which can be read as Tarble, however Table preserves the pun.

Adamant · Post by **Adamant** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 10:57 pm

Well, the word "vegetable" is written "bejitaburu" with katakana, and an extended a is often used to represent the english "er" or "ar" (or, in made-up names like this, transliterated as such). "Tarble" works well, and definitly gets the point across. Spelling it "Table" makes it look like it's pronounced "teiburu". Sure, it's the way it's written in the word it's a pun on, but Tarble's name isn't pronounced like the "table" part of "vegetable" any more than Vegeta's name is pronounced like the "vegeta" part.

Honestly, the spelling "Vegita" gets the entire "it's almost like the word it's a pun on, but not quite" concept much better across, but that ship sailed a long time ago.

sailorspazz · Post by **sailorspazz** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 12:13 am

There's a bit of a debate going on regarding that....obviously, 'taaburu' is meant to be the second half of the 'vegetable' pun. Just like with Vegeta's name, it has an extended vowel that is not present in the romanization of the original English word. On the site for the special and in the subtitles, they add an 'r' into the name, probably because an extended 'a' sound is often used in Japanese in place of an 'r' sound. Personally, I don't think it's correct to spell it that way, since there is no 'r' in 'vegetable', so I like to use 'Table' because it preserves the pun (though at first glance, it looks like a different sort of pun since it's spelled the same as the piece of furniture). So the "official" English spelling (as put forth by the Japanese company) is 'Tarble', but not everyone agrees that it's correct.

BlueSky · Post by **Kaboom** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 12:17 am

"Tarble" works fine for me. As an English speaker, when I read "table" I think of furniture, not the second half of "vegetable." If adding the slight 'R' sound helps pin the pronunciation and keep it closer to the actual theme, then it's all good as far as I'm concerned.

Adamant · Post by **Adamant** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 12:39 am

sailorspazz wrote:Personally, I don't think it's correct to spell it that way, since there is no 'r' in 'vegetable'

There's no 'a' in 'Freezer' either. I don't really see what you're getting at.

BlueSky · Post by **Kaboom** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 12:44 am

Adamant wrote:
sailorspazz wrote:Personally, I don't think it's correct to spell it that way, since there is no 'r' in 'vegetable'
There's no 'a' in 'Freezer' either. I don't really see what you're getting at.

Nor is there a 'TZ" in "radish."

Rocketman · Post by **Rocketman** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 1:17 am

SSj Kaboom wrote:As an English speaker, when I read "table" I think of furniture, not the second half of "vegetable."

"Nail" and "Cargo".

BlueSky · Post by **Kaboom** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 1:31 am

Yeah, I know.

Dayspring · Post by **Dayspring** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 2:20 am

Since "Tarble" is considered acceptable, arguably the most official, and since it's pronounced "Tarbo/Tarbuh" in the anime, I'm sticking with Tarble.

SaiyaMel · Post by **SaiyaMel** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 2:54 am

Tahbul is how I spell it and it is also how I decided to spell it that way in Saiyanese language (also tAbul) - pronounced "tawbool".

Olivier Hague · Post by **Olivier Hague** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 7:17 am

JulieYBM wrote:It's written as ﾀｰﾌﾞﾙ taaburu, which can be read as Tarble, however Table preserves the pun.

... and "ターブル" doesn't.

sailorspazz wrote:the "official" English spelling (as put forth by the Japanese company) is 'Tarble', but not everyone agrees that it's correct.

Not everyone agrees that it's correct? It might not be to everybody's liking, but that's another problem...

Dayspring wrote:since it's pronounced "Tarbo/Tarbuh" in the anime

Wut?

Post by **desirecampbell** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 8:33 am

Anyone else keep mixing up 'Tarble' with 'tarball' packages (*.tar.bz2)?

jda95 · Post by **jda95** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 3:10 am

I prefer Table, just to preserve the pun.

Forgotten Hero · Post by **Forgotten Hero** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 3:42 am

I'm writing Tarble, since that's how it is pronounced in the new special.

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 3:53 am

I use Tabaru, because "Table" (though preserving the pun) makes me think of furniture and "Tarble" doesn't preserve the pun.

Forgotten Hero · Post by **Forgotten Hero** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 3:56 am

Chuquita wrote:I use Tabaru, because "Table" (though preserving the pun) makes me think of furniture and "Tarble" doesn't preserve the pun.

But how does Tabaru preserve the pun then?
And is Tabaru the way his name is pronounced?

Ex-Dubbie369 · Post by **Ex-Dubbie369** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 3:57 am

My personal preference is 'Table.' I think the 'r' sounds weird when pronounced in English.

Wojak · Post by **Wojak** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 5:42 am

Why don't we just call him Mr. T?

Bura · Post by **Bura** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 7:29 am

First I called him Table due the pun, but seeing it spelled as Tarble on the official site and in the subtitles I started calling him that and that's what I'm going with now.