Саибабака

English translation: saibabow-wow/saibabowwow/saibowwow

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Russian term or phrase:Саибабака
English translation:saibabow-wow/saibabowwow/saibowwow
Entered by: Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.

11:12 Aug 27, 2019
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / children\'s animated series
Russian term or phrase: Саибабака
I need some help with a very creative type of translation. It's the name of a fictional character (a dog) in a children's animated series.

The client's comments:

насчет Саибабаки. Это игра слов - имя образовано от САИ БАБА (неоиндуистский религиозный лидер и гуру. Почитается своими последователями как чудотворец, аватара, воплощение Бога в индуизме - фигура неоднозначная, подвергавшаяся множественным разоблачениям) и собаКА. Для этой игры слов нужно найти какое-то соответствие в английском. В качестве примера: "Героическое путешествие доблестного принца Ланселося" (The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe). Вообще, в наших сценариях еще будет встречаться игра слов: "слонения по мукам", "вегетаримясец" и т.д... Все, что будет нужно и непонятно, мы поясним, конечно же!

Главное, сохранить сатирическую составляющую. Как в приведённом мной примере: на английском Ivendoe (Ivenhoe + doe), а на русском Ланселось (Ланселот + лось) - изменили и имя рыцаря и вид животного☺ но смысл остался понятен.

I know this is a long shot in the dark as it's very difficult but any advice or suggestions are much appreciated.
Sarah McDowell
Canada
Local time: 21:12
saibabow-wow/saibabowwow/saibowwow
Explanation:
From bowwow
a child's word for dog
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/bow-wow

Saibowwow might be enough to convey the meaning.



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Bow Wow, Says the Dog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbbibwWXYYo
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bowwow
1 : the bark of a dog
also : DOG
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bowwow
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a dog
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/bow-w...
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a dog. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children.
https://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/dictionary/american/b...
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a. The bark of a dog.
b. Informal A dog.
https://www.yourdictionary.com/bow-wow

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English – woof, woof; ruff, ruff; arf, arf (large dogs and also the sound of sea lions); yap, yap; yip, yip (small dogs), bow wow

Bulgarian – bau-bau (бау-бау); jaff, jaff (джаф-джаф)
Catalan – bau, bau; bub, bub
Chinese, Cantonese – wow, wow (汪汪)
French – waouh, waouh; ouahn, ouahn; vaf, vaf; wouf, wouf; wouaf, wouaf; jappe jappe
Hindi – bow, bow
Italian – bau, bau
Polish – hau, hau
Russian – gav, gav (гав-гав); tyav, tyav (тяв-тяв, small dogs)

https://birdgei.com/2015/11/24/woof-woof-dog-barks-in-differ...
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Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 22:12
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2saibabow-wow/saibabowwow/saibowwow
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
3saiwoof/saiarf/saiyip/saiyap
YESHWANT UMRALKAR


Discussion entries: 7





  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
saibabow-wow/saibabowwow/saibowwow


Explanation:
From bowwow
a child's word for dog
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/bow-wow

Saibowwow might be enough to convey the meaning.



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Note added at 5 hrs (2019-08-27 16:15:09 GMT)
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Bow Wow, Says the Dog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbbibwWXYYo
ccccccccccccccccccccc
bowwow
1 : the bark of a dog
also : DOG
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bowwow
ccccccccccccccccccccc
a dog
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/bow-w...
cccccccccccccc
a dog. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children.
https://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/dictionary/american/b...
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a. The bark of a dog.
b. Informal A dog.
https://www.yourdictionary.com/bow-wow

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Note added at 5 hrs (2019-08-27 16:20:00 GMT)
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cccccccccc
English – woof, woof; ruff, ruff; arf, arf (large dogs and also the sound of sea lions); yap, yap; yip, yip (small dogs), bow wow

Bulgarian – bau-bau (бау-бау); jaff, jaff (джаф-джаф)
Catalan – bau, bau; bub, bub
Chinese, Cantonese – wow, wow (汪汪)
French – waouh, waouh; ouahn, ouahn; vaf, vaf; wouf, wouf; wouaf, wouaf; jappe jappe
Hindi – bow, bow
Italian – bau, bau
Polish – hau, hau
Russian – gav, gav (гав-гав); tyav, tyav (тяв-тяв, small dogs)

https://birdgei.com/2015/11/24/woof-woof-dog-barks-in-differ...

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 22:12
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 97
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vladyslav Golovaty: saidawg, saidaug?
9 mins
  -> Thank you, Vladyslav. Perhaps Ms. McDowell might like saidawg.

agree  Michael Volia
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Michael. I am glad you appreciated the onomatopoeia.

neutral  The Misha: As an American, I have no idea what "bowwow" is and never heard it used by anyone, child or adult alike. Dogs in the US don't do "bowwow". They do woof-woof.But maybe British or other dogs speak their own language:)/Except they don't,and that's the prblm
3 hrs
  -> Bow-wow says the dog. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbbibwWXYYo. It is a name for a dog or an onomatopoeia for its sound. It is what a child might call a dog.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
saiwoof/saiarf/saiyip/saiyap


Explanation:
Picking up a word easily associated with a canine, for example, its bark, would throw up different options, like Saiwoof, Saiarf, Saiyap or Saiyip, where arf, woof, yap and yip will be identified with barking and therefrom with a dog. Sai baba was a godman from India who had millions of disciples from across the globe. He claimed spiritual powers and the baba in his name represents a mark of respect. In India it is used when addressing somebody senior in age and even for father (an equivalent of Papa). This word is common in several countries of Central and South Asia. So, it could be done away with when christening a canine.

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Christening a canine might not be proper. I would change that to when coining a name for a canine

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I proffer another variant, Oshokin, this one based on Osho the great Indian meditation Guru.

YESHWANT UMRALKAR
India
Local time: 07:42
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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