Pontianak
proper noun
- city and the capital of West Kalimantan Province, Indonesia
Wiktionary
name
Etymology: From Indonesian Pontianak, named for the pontianaks which were popularly thought to have once inhabited the site.
- The capital and largest city of West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Malay puntianak.
- 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.”
- Alternative form of pontianac (“fossil resin”).