name
Meaning 1
The capital and largest city of West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
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Standard Lemma guide
pontianak
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noun
Meaning 2
A female vampiric ghost in Malaysian and Indonesian mythology, said to be the spirit of a woman who died while pregnant.
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Usage: countable
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noun
Meaning 3
Alternative form of pontianac (“fossil resin”).
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Usage: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
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History
Etymology
From Indonesian Pontianak, named for the pontianaks which were popularly thought to have once inhabited the site.
Borrowed from Malay puntianak.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 坤甸 (Kūndiàn) — Indonesian city on Kalimantan
- Indonesian: Pontianak — Indonesian city on Kalimantan