English Explanatory Dictionary

langsuir

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In Malaysian folklore: a vampire which is the revenant of a woman who died while pregnant or during childbirth, and which seeks the blood of newborn children.

Word forms

langsuir langsuirs

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay langsuir.

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