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Audino may be derived from ''audio'' and a pun on the phrase "I dunno." It may also refer to the suffix ''ino'' (which denotes ''youth'') or involve ''din'' (loud noise, referring to the fact that it has stethoscopes for ears). | Audino may be derived from ''audio'' and a pun on the phrase "I dunno." It may also refer to the suffix ''ino'' (which denotes ''youth'') or involve ''din'' (loud noise, referring to the fact that it has stethoscopes for ears). Its name could also be a portmanteau of ''audio'' and ''Lapine'', the fictional rabbit language featured in the 1972 novel [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watership_Down Watership Down]. | ||
Tabunne may be derived from 多分ね ''tabun ne'' ("maybe") or 多聞 tabun ("many are heard"). It may also derive from 耳たぶ ''mimitabu'' (earlobe). | Tabunne may be derived from 多分ね ''tabun ne'' ("maybe") or 多聞 tabun ("many are heard"). It may also derive from 耳たぶ ''mimitabu'' (earlobe). | ||