English Explanatory Dictionary

pontianak

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A female vampiric ghost in Malaysian and Indonesian mythology, said to be the spirit of a woman who died while pregnant.
  2. Alternative form of pontianac (“fossil resin”).
name
  1. The capital and largest city of West Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Word forms

pontianak pontianaks Pontianac

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay puntianak.

Related words

pontianac pontianak
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