A post by @ravij
OHOHOHO! You lil shites thought we were done?! ( • ̀ω•́ ) Nearly a year later and my obsession and curiosity has only grown STRONGER! Mwahaha!
Anyway to recap: Round 1 - Round 2
Now for some preface of Ancient Egyptian knowledge!
Most if not ALL names of Ancient Egypt had double or even multiple meanings. Bakura's is no different except his double meaning DRASTICALLY changes the tone of his name from something positive and uplifting.... to something far more deviant.
We're not going to recap what each syllable translate to because it's ALL different. But it can still be broken up into 3 parts. Ba-Ku-Ra.
So let's start with Ba - this word more often than not is related to the Soul. It can be used to describe being endowed with one or simply the soul itself. But it can also be used to label a soul that is damned.
Now for Ku - While the base means "Move" a synonym for move is also "Bring" and this is the term we will be using.
Be prepared my friends...
Now we get to Ra - Hold on to your butts folks cause this is the one that will turn his name upside down. Most often written as R(r)ā, it has several meanings other than just one way to say the Sun Gods name. When used as a basic word though one of the meanings is..... "Malice".
Ohoho, ya'll are seeing it, right? So let's bring it all together now. 〜(꒪꒳꒪)〜
Bakura - The damned soul (who*) brings malice.
It could have very well been that Bakura's original meaning that his family intended was "Endowed with the soul to move Ra" but upon the destruction of his village, the genocide of his people, and his subsequent falling on the road to vengeance, people would likely hear the name as it is correlated with this new meaning.
Nothing strikes fear into the hearts of people to know that the "damned soul who brings malice" was sighted near their village/town. :>
*You can remove the 'who' and it'll still mean the same thing. ˙ᵕ˙
