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pontianak

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables
pon-tianak
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable

noun

Alternative form of pontianac (“fossil resin”).

Countable; Uncountable

name

The capital and largest city of West Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay puntianak.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: puntianak, Pontianak

Usage

Inflected Forms

pontianaks (plural) Pontianac (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

pontianac pontianak

Questions

What does pontianak mean?
A female vampiric ghost in Malaysian and Indonesian mythology, said to be the spirit of a woman who died while pregnant.
Where does pontianak come from?
Borrowed from Malay puntianak.

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