also: のま
Refers to a horse living in the wild, not domesticated. Often used in literary or descriptive contexts.
モンゴルの草原には野馬が今も生息している。
Wild horses still inhabit the grasslands of Mongolia.
pastured horse; grazing horse
A horse that is kept on pasture, often semi-wild but still owned. Distinct from a fully wild horse.
夏の間、野馬は山の牧草地で放牧される。
During the summer, the grazing horses are pastured in the mountain meadows.
Przewalski's horse; Dzungarian horse
Standard kanji spelling. The reading のうま is the most common.
Alternate reading, less common. May be encountered in older texts or specific contexts.
A native compound of 野（の） and 馬（うま）; のま is a contracted form of のうま.