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like i know that ゴクリン is only one letter off from ゴブリン, but like, it just doesn't look like a goblin? at all? idk. (https://wiki.xn--rckteqa2e.com/wiki/%E3%82%B4%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3 only lists "gokuri" as the sole etymology). also, i really hope im not the only one who had thought for years that Gulpin looks like some Japanese dessert.
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(like i know that ゴクリン is only one letter off from ゴブリン, but like, it just doesn't look like a goblin? at all? idk. (https://wiki.xn--rckteqa2e.com/wiki/%E3%82%B4%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3 only lists "gokuri" as the sole etymology). also, i really hope im not the only one who had thought for years that Gulpin looks like some Japanese dessert.) |
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Gulpin, given its category, may be based on a {{wp|stomach}}, given its round amorphous shape and the digestive gases it produces. | Gulpin, given its category, may be based on a {{wp|stomach}}, given its round amorphous shape and the digestive gases it produces. | ||
Gulpin may also be based on a single, giant poison gland or even a {{wp|gallbladder}}, the green sac-like organ that stores {{wp|gastric acid}}. It also shares similarities with some {{wp|snake}} species known to swallow their prey whole, though its general shape resembles a {{wp|slug}}, or also a {{wp|sculpin}}, particularly the {{wp|Psychrolutidae|blobfish}} subspecies, known for their soft, blobby-textured carcasses upon washing up dead on shorelines. | Gulpin may also be based on a single, giant poison gland or even a {{wp|gallbladder}}, the green sac-like organ that stores {{wp|gastric acid}}. It also shares similarities with some {{wp|snake}} species known to swallow their prey whole, though its general shape resembles a {{wp|slug}}, or also a {{wp|sculpin}}, particularly the {{wp|Psychrolutidae|blobfish}} subspecies, known for their soft, blobby-textured carcasses upon washing up dead on shorelines. Gulpin's round shape, combined with the leaf-like feather on its head and the dark diamond pattern on its back, may also be inspired by leaf-wrapped {{wp|mochi}}, such as the {{wp|sakuramochi}}. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Gulpin may be | Gulpin may be derived from ''gulping'' or ''gulp in''. It may also involve ''toxin''. | ||
Gokulin may be | Gokulin may be derived from ゴクリ ''gokuri'' (in one gulp). It may also involve ''toxin''. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||
{{Other languages|type=Poison|type2=Poison | {{Other languages|type=Poison|type2=Poison | ||
|ja=ゴクリン ''Gokulin''|jameaning=From {{tt|ゴクリ ''gokuri''|in one gulp}} | |ja=ゴクリン ''Gokulin''|jameaning=From {{tt|ゴクリ ''gokuri''|in one gulp}} and possibly ''toxin'' | ||
|fr=Gloupti|frmeaning=From {{tt|''gloup''|onomatopoeia for swallowing}} and {{tt|''petit''|small}} | |fr=Gloupti|frmeaning=From {{tt|''gloup''|onomatopoeia for swallowing}} and {{tt|''petit''|small}} | ||
|es=Gulpin|esmeaning=Same as English name | |es=Gulpin|esmeaning=Same as English name | ||