Input (grade 13): "Boohbah" means "doll" in Hebrew, and the rounded shape of the central characters is reminiscent of the bouba\/kiki effect, but it is not clear if these ideas influenced the name of the show.
Output (grade 9): "Boohbah" means "doll" in Hebrew, but it's not known if this influenced the name of the show, or even if the creators are aware of this.