English Dictionary

mara

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈmɑːɹə/

名詞

(folklore) A nightmare; a spectre or wraith-like creature in Germanic and particularly Scandinavian folklore; a female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.

日本語の意味

悪夢 ― 一般的に恐怖や不安を引き起こす夢や幻影としての意味。 / 夢魔 ― 寝ている人に乗りかかり悪夢や恐怖の幻覚を引き起こす伝説上の女性の悪魔。 / 幽霊的存在 ― ドイツやスカンジナビアの民間伝承における、幽霊や不気味な幻影のような存在。

The old tales warned that a mara could sit on your chest and turn sleep into terror.

古い伝承では、悪夢が胸の上に乗り、眠りを恐怖に変えると警告していた。

意味（1）

(folklore) A nightmare; a spectre or wraith-like creature in Germanic and particularly Scandinavian folklore; a female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.

The corpus of related texts tells us that within rural society it was not improbable for your neighbour's envy of your fine cattle to take the form of a mara.

maras （ plural ）