野衾

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
野	衾
の Grade: 2	ふすま > ぶすま Hyōgaiji
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): [no̞bɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝma̠]

Noun

野(の)衾(ぶすま) or 野衾(ノブスマ) • (nobusuma) 

1. (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
2. Another name for 鼯鼠 (musasabi): Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys)
3. Another name for モモンガ (momonga): flying squirrel

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
野	衾
Grade: 2	Hyōgaiji
irregular

The kanji are Jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mo̞mõ̞ŋɡa̠]

Noun

野衾(ももんが) or 野衾(モモンガ) • (momonga) 

1. Alternative spelling of モモンガ (“flying squirrel”)