She was right... ботан translates roughly as "nerd."

@Mordaedil

3 жыл бұрын

Found it by translating "computer geek" from English into Russian, then deleting "Компьютерный", resulting in botany, then removed "ик" resulting in... Nerd.

@shadowknight9345

3 жыл бұрын

I learned something new today!

@TheKurdong

3 жыл бұрын

I recognize some of those letters.

@Versage.27

3 жыл бұрын

But she isnt, i mean she badass, right?

@tubester358

3 жыл бұрын

@@Versage.27 those aren't mutually exclusive. Look at Henry Cavil Edit: but it seems like the word she was referring to is more like "bookworm" and is the antisocial kind lol

In Russian, [Ботан] usually refers to someone who estudies a lot and has good grades, but is not very sociable with others. So if someone writes "Botan" in Russian, Google translates it into "Nerd"

@zierlyn

3 жыл бұрын

Well, she did straight up destroy Choco's general knowledge exam. So regardless of the exact translation I think it works perfectly! Since I don't think links will work in comments, search KZread for: Botan Choco Test. It's absolutely worth watching, maybe even mandatory watching for any Botan fans! No, for any Hololive fans!

@Poopsticle_256

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y3ypvM-nlZmTpc4.html

@Quantris

3 жыл бұрын

At first I read this comment too quickly and thought it said "someone who esports a lot and has good graphics" checks out

@whitefanful

3 жыл бұрын

@@Poopsticle_256 Thank you for this link.

@nottsoserious

3 жыл бұрын

If you translate from Russian to Japanese, it becomes otaku. She's right.

What are Botan's fans and worshippers called? *B o t a n i s t*

@MegaZeta

3 жыл бұрын

The Russian nickname for Botan roughly translates to _"Empress of the Nerds"_

@sagitta98

3 жыл бұрын

Botaniki (ботаники)

@tamashii3932

3 жыл бұрын

Nice one?

@khairuzzaman2374

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed

@TakerAMD

3 жыл бұрын

@@sagitta98 Funny fact that Botaniki is plural of "Botan". Also its sounds like Botan + Aniki (big brother). Kinda fitting to the setting, you know.

Ботан = "nerd". Mostly used in relation to students, who are non-socialized and spend too much time studying.

@nicodalusong149

3 жыл бұрын

That's most definitely a nerd. What about the word for geek?

@MorphineAA

3 жыл бұрын

@@nicodalusong149 "Geek" ("Гик") is pretty much accepted in Russian language already. There are some Russian words that can be alternatives for "geek", but it's not the same as "ботан"="nerd" (which is why almost no one uses "nerd"). So you often can see words "ботан" and "гик" in one sentence.

@shishirraut3262

3 жыл бұрын

@@MorphineAA Naruhodo ne.

@nicodalusong149

3 жыл бұрын

@@MorphineAA Hm, I see. Thanks.

@mahesta1280

3 жыл бұрын

@@MorphineAA understandable, have a nice day

Hey Russian bro’s are you botan? *”Yes I’m a botan”*

@jomujomu7513

3 жыл бұрын

I'm somewhat of a Botan myself

@noskin7290

3 жыл бұрын

Cursed

@NucleaRaptor

3 жыл бұрын

*Yeschad.jpg*

@InnocentC0

3 жыл бұрын

Ah, yes. Now, Botan's fan can become Botan. Just like Polka's.

@mustard4762

3 жыл бұрын

Guess this shall be another term in our community

_"It just says Отаку..."_ _"It's the same as Japanese..."_ *Naruhodo...*

@Soul_Free

3 жыл бұрын

Translator Note: "Отаку" means Otaku.

@SquidBlooper

3 жыл бұрын

Because there's no exact translation, DeepL just spat out "otaku" in Russian spelling

I freaking love that her chat is a full 1/3 Russian at all times. I'm so proud of our Russian brothers

@scoobyyubidoo9700

3 жыл бұрын

Russians are pretty fucking based. I'm glad they have a Holo they can all get behind.

@lionelk.y7233

3 жыл бұрын

The Spanish bros have Coco strangely enough KR bros hiding with Ina and may now reveal themself in Iofis stream German bros are with Kiara Canadian bros are throwing money at Calli and thats it i think unless there are some others that are in hiding

@DembaiVT

3 жыл бұрын

@@lionelk.y7233 as a Canadian who watches Calli every morning and never really thought twice about it: "I know, but hey"

@powerplayer75

3 жыл бұрын

@@lionelk.y7233 what is KR?

@lionelk.y7233

3 жыл бұрын

@@powerplayer75 Korean

Botan means "Elite Gamer" in every language and you can't tell me otherwise

@gigitrix

3 жыл бұрын

I mean we can always pull a Haachama Crazy and will it into action

@ahmadsalman5121

3 жыл бұрын

we can change za warudo

@LittleCart

3 жыл бұрын

Me to the CEO of Languages: "The future is now, old man!"

@humbertotorres7970

3 жыл бұрын

"I'm some sort of Botan myself"

@demilung

3 жыл бұрын

Elite gamer and nerd are not mutually exclusive. Quite the opposite even.

Google translate : Maniac DeepL : Otaky Ok so I'm Russian now cause I'M BOTAN !

@mcrush1160

3 жыл бұрын

I thought i misheard it lmao it really said maniac bruh

@TakerAMD

3 жыл бұрын

Maniac also have two meanings, good one and bad one not only in Russia but in the world too. Person who have mania, mania is like nonstop desire to do something same, passion for something. In our case its connected to otaku culture. In the main context having mania is Kindly bad as some kind of disorder even if mania is not dangerous. People are used to use maniac as describe criminals and psychopaths in the bad case of mania but there is still can be a good one. Like he have a mania to watch anime . So its bad Google translate option at all but its still kinda right at some Point too. When I heard that I was like, Maniac, what? Are you nuts, Google?

So Ботан means "introverted bookworm" in russian? Interesting.

Botan: *types in otaku DeepL: *spells otaku in russian Big brain moment

@iaroslavagapov2671

3 жыл бұрын

well, just like in english, otaku in russian is a loan word from japanese.

Botan in russian is "nerd", and Botan in greek is "plant/herb", which fits perfectly what she revealed in her debut.

@unemiryune9322

Жыл бұрын

well, 'botan' in russian is short for 'botanik' (botanist), so yeah, it's a quiet science nerd. big glasses and stuff

"Botan" Japanese : Button Russian : do you mean japaense?

@_HJ_K

3 жыл бұрын

Actually Botan means some special species peony flower in Japanese. (and yes, the word for “button” in Japanese is pronounced the same way). In Chinese it’s pronounced as “Mudan” and in Japanese it’s “Botan”, in both languages they can be written as “牡丹” They were mostly cultivated in east Asia, and does not seem to be widely cultivated in the west, so I didn’t find a very “common name” for this kind of flower, I only found a very academic name from wiki (Paeonia × suffruticosa) In Japan and China these flowers are used as decorations since long ago and play an important role in traditional cultures. These flowers are elegant and majestic, and they are also considered the “queen of flowers” in East Asian culture. And another fun fact is that in many Japanese traditional crafts, Botans are depicted together with lions. Because lions are considered “the king of animals”, and Botans are considered to be “the queen of flowers”. You can search for 「獅子に牡丹」(Shishini Botan) if you are interested.

"Botan" means "nerd" and sometimes in kinda negative way. Like asocial nerd who's studying too hard.

@barsni4779

3 жыл бұрын

Nerd also sometimes depict person in negative way. It's just culture changed enough to make it mainstream aka not offencive. Kinda funny - it's reverse from ni****

Fun fact: "Botan" in Spanish means either "throw" or "bounce"

@mobyhuge4346

3 жыл бұрын

The later kinda fits her model and when she's playing her signature Trial Rising

@dragoonssrbguilty4719

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, she surely is boing boing, specially her 3d XD We spanish sparkers should start coming out in chat/jk

@remrem2898

3 жыл бұрын

The verb in spanish is "botar" = to throw. When you use botan it goes like this: Ellos botan algo = they throw something. On the other hand, bounce = rebotar. They are not the same.

@antonsarz

3 жыл бұрын

@@remrem2898 Veo que también hablas español, mira con el verbo "botar", pues "botan" es una conjugación sep. Y mientras tanto "botan" que yo sepa también se utiliza para describir un objeto que está rebotando

@jomujomu7513

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing coincidence as POI is one of Botan's catchphrases when she is yeeting a grenade lol

Botan is a genius too. she broke Choco sensei quiz / test and get the highest score. technically she is good in studying + games and botan ask if she can go all out for choco sensei test and choco sensei was like "YES PLEASE!"

Shishiron = White Lion, Lion is the king of all beast. Botan = Peony Flower, king of all flower. "Peony flower and the chinese lion" is a phrase in chinese, because these two things compliments each other, one representing masculinity and the other femininity, two opposite forces but when put together they resonate just like one, there's also a similar phrase in chinese saying " Beside the lion there lies the peony, outside the tiger's cavern there grew rose."

Lalion is too cute

idk why but whenever I see/heard Botan's name all i think about is a plant

@NonRandomUser

3 жыл бұрын

For anyone whose friends *wink* don't get it, "Botany" is the science of plants (which includes flowers).

@davidy22

3 жыл бұрын

her name is literally a kind of flower, like girls named sakura or rose or lily

Meanwhile "Botan" in Indonesia is a Brand of Canned Mackerel,wwwww

@asllen3310

3 жыл бұрын

yep it is, LoL

@thewhatever993

3 жыл бұрын

Kok Gw ga tau

@Happy2.Joy2

3 жыл бұрын

Wwwww,berarti Anda lom pernah merasakan nikmatnya "Botan" ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

@saki3769

3 жыл бұрын

Eh bentar serius :v?

@Happy2.Joy2

3 жыл бұрын

@@saki3769 Just search it in google,You will find it

So Botan means Otaku *Interesting*

@ephemeral5075

3 жыл бұрын

no, it means literally nerd... otaku is just отаку (pronounced otaku) in russian :)

@rushiabruh

3 жыл бұрын

@@ephemeral5075 ooooh thanks for the info

@MrFram

3 жыл бұрын

@@rushiabruh it comes from the words botanist/botany, which means plant scientist (botany is the field of science studying plants). Botan/botanik means nerd, but not just any nerd - an academic nerd.

Google translate says ботан means nerd lol

@jcon5698

3 жыл бұрын

@@acnext111 that's very informative thank you!!

@SophiteSomewhere

3 жыл бұрын

To be honest, I think this slang word is a bit out of date. I don't hear it used very often now. To the point where I had to focus just to remember that such word exists.

It probably means Reload

@dexxed674

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe Kalashnikov

This is quite interesting... **Writes it down**

As a russian myself, I was waiting for this moment.

Well she is smart and good with tech, she is quite socialble though plus really outgoing.

Botan = Otaku Seems like it's perfect for her

@JGSM_JuvenileGeryon

3 жыл бұрын

Botan actually means "nerd"

"Botan" is the name of a Tic Tac equivalent-brand in my country. As for the word itself, I say it has the same root as the one in Japanese - you know, peony. Different tone though.

@tomatoguy7227

3 жыл бұрын

"peony" sounds like either a flower or a crime

@thunderbird3304

3 жыл бұрын

@@tomatoguy7227 It's a flower

Apparently Botan is right, ботан translate to nerd. Which is _Otaku_ in Japanese I guess Botan a cool nerd. Just look at her adidas xD

@nicodalusong149

3 жыл бұрын

I feel geek is more the right fit. Nerd is defined as very studious but socially awkward. Compared to geek which is defined as an enthusiast or expert .

@Zimensk

3 жыл бұрын

@@nicodalusong149 No, geek is either used as it is just written in cyrillic "гик" or as our version of geek "задрот". Ботан is someone who spends a lot of time studying without any social interactions. So i think nerd is more appropriate translation.

@anari234

3 жыл бұрын

Otaku doesn't really mean nerd, though.

The mistery has been solved

Its okey nerd cause o still love botan

So Russian was Japanese all along

@MultiDante333

3 жыл бұрын

Наруходо

@Ray-gg3vq

3 жыл бұрын

@@MultiDante333 куса

@user-wl3ky7oz5h

3 жыл бұрын

ALWAYS HAS BEEN

@stnhndg

3 жыл бұрын

э...? ариэнай!!

@catfish9823

3 жыл бұрын

Ваташи ва.. очин чин дайски десу

Чат би лайк: О нас говорит

Otaky taky

Botan in my country is people who research or something about botanic (btw I'm Malaysian)

@shahrezzz9678

3 жыл бұрын

Wah, so u also in the rabbit hole huh

@diniza

3 жыл бұрын

@@shahrezzz9678 hmmm........... of course....

@diniza

3 жыл бұрын

@Ярослав Л ohh..........なるほど

wow，she really knows her Russian ! I am really impressed, no wonder she has such big russian fan base

The boar in the CLANNAD is also named BOTAN

do we all just collectively ignore the blood stains on the window?

Botan = (Gun) Otaku I guess?.

Это сообщение не несёт никакой информативной нагрузки.

@stnhndg

3 жыл бұрын

но... оно же несет информацию о том, что сообщение не несет информативной нагрузки... как его.... самодескриптивное выражение, о.

@deadlymecury

3 жыл бұрын

like most russians comments in botan's chat lol.

@Rezonsky

3 жыл бұрын

@@deadlymecuryда, как и смысл твоей жизни, умник.

@deadlymecury

3 жыл бұрын

​@@Rezonsky 怖。。。

@Rezonsky

3 жыл бұрын

@@deadlymecury аз яздаьр х1он перевести де моги, х1о ч1оаг1 саг ва х1он. Удачи с переводом, ибо во всем мире носителями этого языка являются от силы миллион человек, если не меньше.

Usada Pekora in portuguese means: Used Pekora (Who used Pekora?????????????)

OMG I JUST GOT AN AD FOR PRINCESS CONNECT RE:DIVE WITH GURA SINGING THE GAMES SONG LOL

Hey Botan nani mitendayo . . .

You know, i'm somewhat of a Botan myself.

Botan: *exists* Russian people in the chat: *OUR CHILD*

Botan... Pyon.. Ww

I'm still baffled by the amount of actual russian comments in her chat

in malaysia..botan is a canned sardine.

Botan literally means peony, the flower, but in Japan it's also a name for wild boar meat. Some said, during a particular period of Japanese history, vegetarianism was enforced by law, but like most draconian laws that did not work: many restaurants still offered meats, but as they could not openly advertised it, they painted flowers on their signs not just for decoration but as a code for the meats on offer. Those showing peony flowers offered wild boar.

"But in Russian, otaku is "Maniak" ---- *Super chat Niki/Super chat Nicolai*

Botan

Then we're all botan

I was reading chat and got Rick Rolled

It's an abbreviated version of "botanist" used as slang to basically mean "nerd"

Russian bros be hanging out on botan's stream huh

In my place, Botan is a brand of canned fish.

she didn't try it the other way

well she's Botan, a FPS Nerd lol

In portuguese her name kinda means "button" though said in a weirdly cute-ish way.

@stnhndg

3 жыл бұрын

and fun fact... actually Japanese word for button is ボタン (botan) which came from Portugese. Just like 'kabocha' or 'kappa'.

Ботан

Botan and Boris collab when?

In slang terms, a botanist is one who studies too much and is not socialized enough. Officially, this is a plant specialist.

Actually Botan means some special species peony flower in Japanese. (and yes, the word for “button” in Japanese is pronounced the same way). In Chinese it’s pronounced as “Mudan” and in Japanese it’s “Botan”, in both languages they can be written as “牡丹” They were mostly cultivated in east Asia, and does not seem to be widely cultivated in the west, I guess that’s why western friends felt strange about her name. I didn’t find a very “common name” for this kind of flower either, I only found a very academic name from wiki (Paeonia × suffruticosa) In Japan and China these flowers are used as decorations since long ago and play an important role in traditional cultures. These flowers are elegant and majestic, and they are also considered the “queen of flowers” in East Asian culture. And another fun fact is that in many Japanese traditional crafts (also the tattoos of some Yakuzas), Botans are depicted together with lions. Because lions are considered “the king of animals”, and Botans are considered to be “the queen of flowers”. You can search for 「獅子に牡丹」(Shishini Botan) if you are interested.

@Darcnhife

Жыл бұрын

It really took a year for such a quality comment to receive appreciation from someone? Le sigh.

'botan' in russian is short for 'botanik' (botanist), so yeah, it's a quiet science nerd. big glasses and stuff

Ботан = Otaku

In Turkish , there isn't a word as Botan , but there is one that is batan , which means someone or something that sinks.

@ican-think

3 жыл бұрын

In spanish means "bounce" or "throw" but is not common or at least where I live, is so uncommon that I forgot there was a word like that in spanish xd

Vladimir Botan

Gee i wish i was a botan

so i can say i'm a botan botan?

Ботан might translate to nerd, but our lazy gamer lion isn't that.

Ah yes, our slavic brethren

*We are botan*

Maybe I am Botan.

Javanese be like: mboten

@1.00 did it just said "maniac"?lol

@d42

3 жыл бұрын

yes

I really like that there is alot of Russians watching her

Maybe i am a botan

*NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERD!*

today i learn about deepL

Lol idk I've always associated the word Botan as sourdough bread lol. Idk if it has other meanings buuut yeah Botan is a type of bread sorta like a Baguette.

In Spanish it means "(they) bounce (something)" .

Her fangs are cute

Botan : Ohhh Botan mean Nerd in Russia Russian SSRB : Yes my queen Botan : Say my name … Russian SSRB : What ? …. Botan : SAY MY NAME Russian SSRB : Bo..Botan? *get headshot by Botan* Botan : You GODDAMN RIGHT ….

I think it meant something like nerd. But I don't think it was the kind that plays games or reads books but the kind that's constantly studying and does literally nothing else.

botan means button

And Botan in spanish means 'They bounce'.

@nickelshark8163

3 жыл бұрын

They indeed do.

0:57, I know that was russian but whoa, in my language that just straight means "pervert"

@ns8248

3 жыл бұрын

Same in my country

@SophiteSomewhere

3 жыл бұрын

Welp, not so far from its russian meaning, actually

Well, I just translate "Botan" to English is "Button" am I right?

Translated into Hungarian Botan = Gomb = Button 獅白ぼたん = Oroszlánfehér bazsarózsa = Lion white peony

FYI, the 'у' in "Отаку" is read as a 'u', so it literally is just the same - "otaku"

@klafsen

3 жыл бұрын

Cyrillic really trips people up. Like "Apyr"(Droog) and "Syka Blyat" (Sooka Blyat)

@lanvinseandelossantos6118

3 жыл бұрын

Some letters in Cyrillic is the same as its Latin counterparts, but some gets thrown towards somewhere else. I'm looking at you, В, Р, Н.

@usersar2213

3 жыл бұрын

@@lanvinseandelossantos6118 cyrillic is closer to the greek alphabet, since it is based on it.

@artyom_ban

3 жыл бұрын

@@klafsen ДА.

@deadlymecury

3 жыл бұрын

@@klafsen "Аруг" is not "droog", its "aroog" ;) You confused А and Д.

People explaining it was a word for nerd, meanwhile me thinking of word that means bread and then realising that word is ,,bAtOn'' instead of ,,bOtAn''

Слава Ботан!

she is russian bear 🗿

In Spanish it kinda means throwing something away :v

Is this one of the reason why Russian bros likes Botan?

@Klactech

3 жыл бұрын

Nah, just good chill personality, adidas and some interactions with russian viewers and initially russian viewers came after translated clip of her trying to speak russian just blew up

@sisconhimejoshi

3 жыл бұрын

Russians are kinda attention starved and tend to slip everywhere they’re being mentioned. I remember that Gura’s said the “cheeki breeki” thing once and when she streamed early chat was filled with russians demanding her to repeat it. I’m personally not a fan of this attitude I find it annoying and rude but what can you do.

@slavik3266

3 жыл бұрын

@@sisconhimejoshi да ну? Не кто там не требовал. Люди просто "играли" над ситуацией, это то что называется у вас "rofl". Думаю любая группа из людей так действовала бы. Хотя согласен, иногда перегибают палку.

Otaku look like THAT???

Botan also means boar meat in old Japanese

Considering how bad this sorta thing can be, the fact it just means nerd is pretty good!

ME TO RUSSIAN BROS: *COMRAD*

まあそれyの発音ちゃうねんけどな。ロシア語のyは英語で言うところの"u"に近いで