Talk:Meowstic (Pokémon): Difference between revisions
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It's Japanese name may come from: Nya (ニャ),Japanese equivalent to "Meow"/the sound that a cat makes and Oni (オニ),a kind of youkai,that is a monster/spirit.The Kusu (クス)means camphor tree i guess,but i don't see how this is related. - [[User:Ishlishl|Ishlishl]] ([[User talk:Ishlishl|talk]]) 21:32, 13 September 2013 (UTC) | It's Japanese name may come from: Nya (ニャ),Japanese equivalent to "Meow"/the sound that a cat makes and Oni (オニ),a kind of youkai,that is a monster/spirit.The Kusu (クス)means camphor tree i guess,but i don't see how this is related. - [[User:Ishlishl|Ishlishl]] ([[User talk:Ishlishl|talk]]) 21:32, 13 September 2013 (UTC) | ||
:I'm not sure if it's notable, but ''onikkusu'' could also possibly translate to "onyx", a stone that commonly contains bands of black and white, which is similar to their colors and some design. A little far-fetched, but... [[User:Heibai|Heibai]] ([[User talk:Heibai|talk]]) 22:27, 13 September 2013 (UTC) | :I'm not sure if it's notable, but ''onikkusu'' could also possibly translate to "onyx", a stone that commonly contains bands of black and white, which is similar to their colors and some design. A little far-fetched, but... [[User:Heibai|Heibai]] ([[User talk:Heibai|talk]]) 22:27, 13 September 2013 (UTC) | ||
:: I personally think that ''onikkusu'' as "onyx" works as a viable origin as well, for the reasons that Heibai stated above. And if Wikipedia counts for anything, the introductory paragraph for the article on {{wp|onyx}} states that "commonly, specimens of onyx contain bands of black and/or white". | |||
Revision as of 23:32, 13 September 2013
English Name Origin
Meowstic likely comes from Meow and Mystic Vienna Waltz (talk) 14:10, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
Japanese name
It's Japanese name may come from: Nya (ニャ),Japanese equivalent to "Meow"/the sound that a cat makes and Oni (オニ),a kind of youkai,that is a monster/spirit.The Kusu (クス)means camphor tree i guess,but i don't see how this is related. - Ishlishl (talk) 21:32, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
- I'm not sure if it's notable, but onikkusu could also possibly translate to "onyx", a stone that commonly contains bands of black and white, which is similar to their colors and some design. A little far-fetched, but... Heibai (talk) 22:27, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
- I personally think that onikkusu as "onyx" works as a viable origin as well, for the reasons that Heibai stated above. And if Wikipedia counts for anything, the introductory paragraph for the article on onyx states that "commonly, specimens of onyx contain bands of black and/or white".
