Japanese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of ボカン – see the following entry.
ぼかん
[interjection] kapow, bam, biff, bonk
ぼかん
[noun] 母艦: a mother ship (specifically a water craft); short for 航空母艦 (kōkū bokan, aircraft carrier)
Alternative spelling
母艦
(This term, ボカン, is the katakana spelling of the above term.)