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Pontianak

proper noun

  1. city and the capital of West Kalimantan Province, Indonesia
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Wiktionary

name

Etymology: From Indonesian Pontianak, named for the pontianaks which were popularly thought to have once inhabited the site.

  1. The capital and largest city of West Kalimantan, Indonesia.

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Malay puntianak.

  1. A female vampiric ghost in Malaysian and Indonesian mythology, said to be the spirit of a woman who died while pregnant.

    One of the most fearsome creatures of Malay folklore is the pontianak.

  2. Alternative form of pontianac (“fossil resin”).