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Pansage may be a combination of ''Pan'' (the genus of {{wp|Chimpanzee}}s) and ''{{wp|sage}}''. ''Sage'' may either mean a type of plant or a wise person, the latter possibly relating to the "{{wp|three wise monkeys}}" motif of the [[elemental monkeys]]. | Pansage may be a combination of ''Pan'' (the genus of {{wp|Chimpanzee}}s) and ''{{wp|sage}}''. ''Sage'' may either mean a type of plant or a wise person, the latter possibly relating to the "{{wp|three wise monkeys}}" motif of the [[elemental monkeys]]. It may also come from the german ''sagen'', meaning ''to say''. | ||
Yanappu may be a combination of 柳 ''yanagi'' ({{wp|willow}}) or 野菜 ''yasai'' (vegetable; an alternate reading of 菜 is ''na'') and ''{{wp|ape}}''. | Yanappu may be a combination of 柳 ''yanagi'' ({{wp|willow}}) or 野菜 ''yasai'' (vegetable; an alternate reading of 菜 is ''na'') and ''{{wp|ape}}''. | ||