Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

langsuir

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lang-suir
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay langsuir.

Word Breakdown

Root: langsuir

Inflected Forms

langsuirs (plural)

Questions

What does langsuir mean?: 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.
Where does langsuir come from?: Borrowed from Malay langsuir.

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