baku
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(Japanese)(Japanese mythology, mythology) A type of supernatural being said to devour nightmares.
2005, David Booth, Story Drama, 2nd edition, Pembroke Publishers, page 49, The creature explained that he was a baku. A baku eats dreams and nightmares. To a baku, a bad dream is delicious!
2008, "Baku", entry in Brenda Rosen, The Mythical Creatures Bible, Octopus Publishing Group, page 113, A person awakening from a nightmare should call three times saying, "Baku, eat my dreams." Thus summoned, the Baku will turn bad omens into good fortune by devouring evil influences.
Nguồn gốc từ
Borrowed from Japanese 獏 (spirit that feeds on nightmares).