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Tapu also has meanings of sacred and holy.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapu_(Polynesian_culture) 1][http://maoridictionary.co.nz/word/7504 2]--'''[[User:Pokelova|<span style="color:#26649C">Poke</span>]][[User talk:Pokelova|<span style="color:#AB2813">lova</span>]]''' 21:36, 30 June 2016 (UTC) | Tapu also has meanings of sacred and holy.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapu_(Polynesian_culture) 1][http://maoridictionary.co.nz/word/7504 2]--'''[[User:Pokelova|<span style="color:#26649C">Poke</span>]][[User talk:Pokelova|<span style="color:#AB2813">lova</span>]]''' 21:36, 30 June 2016 (UTC) | ||
:''Kapu'' can mean cap (like the top of a totem pole perhaps), holy, sacred, taboo (which ties into that one hypothesis about alchemy that most likely isn't true) and... tub. From what I can tell, "Tapu" has literally no meaning in Hawaiian. [[User:Mattwo|Mattwo]] ([[User talk:Mattwo|talk]]) 23:02, 3 July 2016 (UTC) | :''Kapu'' can mean cap (like the top of a totem pole perhaps), holy, sacred, taboo (which ties into that one hypothesis about alchemy that most likely isn't true) and... tub. From what I can tell, "Tapu" has literally no meaning in Hawaiian. [[User:Mattwo|Mattwo]] ([[User talk:Mattwo|talk]]) 23:02, 3 July 2016 (UTC) | ||
::Hawaiian technically has "T" in its letter bank, but it was limited to specific island dialects and not used commonly in modern Hawaiian and revitalized ancient Hawaiian. Tapu is more likely taken from Tahitian which has "T" in its regular letter bank. But Tapu is the Tahitian word equivalent to Hawaiian's Kapu.—[[User:Naui|Naui]] ([[User talk:Naui|talk]]) 18:50, 10 August 2016 (UTC) | |||
I'd like to bring up that 'Tapu' means Island in Hindi, so it can come from there too, since Tapu Koko is an island deity/guardian... | |||
[[User:PkmnTrainerV|PkmnTrainerV]] ([[User talk:PkmnTrainerV|talk]]) 06:51, 14 August 2016 (UTC) | |||
:Name origins should come from a language strongly related to the games or the source language. The games are based on Hawaii, so Hawaiian is a good source. Hindi is not really a good source. It's just coincidence. [[User:Tiddlywinks|Tiddlywinks]] ([[User talk:Tiddlywinks|talk]]) 18:06, 14 August 2016 (UTC) | |||
===Koko origin=== | ===Koko origin=== | ||
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== origin == | == origin == | ||
Tapu Koko most likely based on a rooster. It shares various design elements with roosters, and prevents pokemon from going to sleep. It also helps that roosters are one of the most common sacred animals in religions. --[[User:Basinox|Basinox]] ([[User talk:Basinox|talk]]) 16:56, 1 July 2016 (UTC) | Tapu Koko most likely based on a rooster. It shares various design elements with roosters, and prevents pokemon from going to sleep. It also helps that roosters are one of the most common sacred animals in religions. --[[User:Basinox|Basinox]] ([[User talk:Basinox|talk]]) 16:56, 1 July 2016 (UTC) | ||
Tapu Koko also appears to have a lot in common with a Tiki, or Tiki mask. Might be an interesting thing to add to the Origin Section. [[User:LavaringX|LavaringX]] ([[User talk:LavaringX|talk]]) 16:55, 21 September (PST)--[[User:LavaringX|LavaringX]] ([[User talk:LavaringX|talk]]) 23:58, 21 September 2016 (UTC) | |||
== Gender == | == Gender == | ||
Tapu Koko is genderless, as it can be seen in the trailer right before activating Electric Surge. If someone could please add it would be great. Thanks! --[[User: | Tapu Koko is genderless, as it can be seen in the trailer right before activating Electric Surge. If someone could please add it would be great. Thanks! --[[User:Flygon 7|Flygon 7]] ([[User talk:Flygon 7|talk]]) 11:38, 4 July 2016 (UTC) | ||
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Someone correct me if I'm wrong here, but isn't this also the first Pokémon to have a space in its English name ''without'' having a prefix or suffix title (like the Mimes)? Or is it not notable enough because "a space is a space" regardless? [[User:Schiffy|<span style="color:#006400;">I don't even give a Schif</span>]] ([[User talk:Schiffy|<span style="color:#FF6600;">Talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/Schiffy|<span style="color:#FF0000;">Contribs</span>]]) 14:59, 1 August 2016 (UTC) | Someone correct me if I'm wrong here, but isn't this also the first Pokémon to have a space in its English name ''without'' having a prefix or suffix title (like the Mimes)? Or is it not notable enough because "a space is a space" regardless? [[User:Schiffy|<span style="color:#006400;">I don't even give a Schif</span>]] ([[User talk:Schiffy|<span style="color:#FF6600;">Talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/Schiffy|<span style="color:#FF0000;">Contribs</span>]]) 14:59, 1 August 2016 (UTC) | ||
:Basically the last. (I.e., "too specific", as it goes =P . Especially when it's not like 'namese with spaces in them' is a big group in the first place.) [[User:Tiddlywinks|Tiddlywinks]] ([[User talk:Tiddlywinks|talk]]) 16:03, 1 August 2016 (UTC) | |||
== Interpunct == | |||
Tapu Koko is no longer the only Pokémon with an interpunct in its Japanese name after today's video.--[[User:Celadonkey|--Celadonkey]] ([[User talk:Celadonkey|talk]]) 18:12, 27 October 2016 (UTC) | |||
==Name Origin revisited== | |||
Is "Kapu" meant to be also be a reference to "capsule"? This holds for all 4 of the tapus, which all "compress" into an animal-shaped "capsule". This was one of the original proposed names for the Pokemon games; perhaps it's a callback to that? [[User:Breh|Breh]] ([[User talk:Breh|talk]]) 02:18, 7 April 2017 (UTC) | |||
:I'm sure if that were the case, it wouldn't have been changed to Tapu - it would get rid of the etymological meaning. Kapu/tapu is Hawaiian for divine, and I think that makes sense. --[[User:Celadonkey|<span style="color:#287a43">Celad</span>]][[User_talk:Celadonkey|<span style="color:#e85545">onkey</span>]] 12:02, 7 April 2017 (UTC) | |||
== Possible Origin - Kokopelli == | |||
I just realized Tapu Koko bears several similarities to '''Koko'''pelli, a hopi fertility deity with a large feathery headcrest. Should this be added to the Origin section as a possibility behind its design? [[User:Pseudonym|Pseudonym]] ([[User talk:Pseudonym|talk]]) 16:50, 13 January 2021 (UTC) | |||