pelesit

== Indonesian == === Alternative forms === palasik (dialectal) === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pələˈsit/ [pə.ləˈsɪt̪̚] Rhymes: -it Syllabification: pe‧le‧sit === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Malay pelesit. Equivalent to peng- +‎ lesit. ==== Noun ==== pêlêsit (plural pelesit-pelesit) bloodsucker (one that sucks blood) (mythology) a type of ghost that sucks blood of a recently bearing woman or a newborn (mythology) a grasshopper, known commonly to be used as a vessel for the aforementioned ghost ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From peng- +‎ lesit. ==== Noun ==== pêlêsit (plural pelesit-pelesit) (rare) synonym of peluit (“whistle”) === Further reading === “pelesit”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016