Bolster

[4] In Southeast Asian countries, in particular Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand, the bolster is designed to be hugged when sleeping.

In India and Pakistan, a type of bolster is known there as a lode (in Marathi), gao-takkiya, masnad masland, or paash-baalish/kol-baalish (in Bengali), tool viharo (in Sindhi) and is used for back support aside from hugging during sleep.

[6] In China, it is called bàozhěn in Mandarin (simplified: 抱枕, 'hugging pillow'), while in Cantonese it is known as laam2 zam2 (traditional: 攬枕; pinyin: lǎn zhěn).

A jukbuin is used in the summer months to cool down while sleeping, since its hollow construction from thin bamboo strips allows air to flow through the pillow.

[citation needed] In the United States, body pillows resemble bolsters and are designed to be hugged when sleeping.