Fuwa pon ball!

[tikistitch]

So, um, would some kind person like to explain to us exactly what a "fuwa pon ball" is? From our crude knowledge of the exclamations commonly used in Japanese manga (as in, FUWA FUWA!!), it seems the translation is something like, "gentle thump," like a Nerf basketball. But, we've been wrong before. Not often, but...

Meanwhile, we just like saying it. FUWA PON!

Comments

[sarahpolk.livejournal.com]

The Japanese language is onamotapoetic -- words that describe sounds and sensations are often similar phonetically to the sounds they make. In English, words like "splash" or "keen" ("she was keening") are good examples.

"Fuwa fuwa" means light and fluffy. (there, "fluffy is also onamotapoetic). Light, like a cotton ball or puffy clouds.

"Pon" is is onamotapoetic for the sound something makes when it bounces lightly. Like a Ping Pong ball.

So... this is a light and fluffy ball.

So yeah, your definition is pretty good.

[tikistitch.livejournal.com]

Onomatopoeia! We loves our vowells!

FUWA PON!!

So much fun today!

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

I was gonna say, after two minutes with Mr Google, it seems to be roughly the equivalent of "squishy" or "Nerf," in an onomotapoeical...ly...ly kind of thing. FUWA PON!

[tikistitch.livejournal.com]

::sings:: You say onomatopoeia, I say onomahtopoeia....

FUWA PON!!!