野の衾ぶすま

noun

legendary flying-squirrel monster

A yōkai from Japanese folklore, said to resemble a flying squirrel and sometimes associated with strange phenomena.

• 野の衾ぶすまはムササビに似にた妖よう怪かいとして伝つたえられている。

  The nobusuma is said to be a yōkai resembling a flying squirrel.

noun

Japanese giant flying squirrel

Original meaning; refers to the real animal Petaurista leucogenys. Now mostly replaced by ムササビ in everyday use.

See also: ムササビ

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、野の衾ぶすまが今いまのムササビを指さしていた。

  In old documents, nobusuma referred to what is now called musasabi.

noun

dish with cooked fish and chicken

A Japanese dish name; the exact preparation may vary. This is a specialized culinary term.

• 郷きょう土ど料りょう理りの野の衾ぶすまは、魚さかなと鶏とり肉にくを煮に込こんだものだ。

  The local dish nobusuma is made by simmering fish and chicken together.