野衾
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 野 | 衾 |
| の Grade: 2 |
ふすま > ぶすま Hyōgai |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 野臥間 野伏間 |
野 (no-, “wild”) + 衾 (fusuma, “quilt”). The fusuma changes to busuma as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [no̞bɯ̟sɨma̠]
Noun
野衾 or 野衾 • (nobusuma)
- (Japanese folklore) Monster, 妖怪 (yōkai), resembling a Japanese giant flying squirrel or large bat said to eat tree fruits, blood of living creatures and fire
- synonym of 鼯鼠 (musasabi, “Japanese giant flying squirrel, Petaurista leucogenys”)
- synonym of モモンガ (momonga, “flying squirrel”)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 野 | 衾 |
| ももんが | |
| Grade: 2 | Hyōgai |
| jukujikun | |
The kanji are Jukujikun (熟字訓).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mo̞mõ̞ŋɡa̠]
Noun
野衾 or 野衾 • (momonga)
- alternative spelling of モモンガ (“flying squirrel”)