puntianak

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay puntianak, from Sanggau pontianak (literally “carry child”). Doublet of Pontianak. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /puntiˈanak/ [pun̪.t̪iˈa.nak̚] Rhymes: -anak Syllabification: pun‧ti‧a‧nak === Noun === puntianak (plural puntianak-puntianak) pontianak: a female vampiric ghost, said to be the spirit of a woman who died while pregnant. Synonym: kuntilanak === Further reading === “puntianak”, 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 == Malay == === Etymology === From portmanteau in Sanggau pontianak, ponti (“carry”) +‎ anak (“child”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /punˈtianak/ [pun̪ˈt̪ja.naʔ] Rhymes: -aʔ Hyphenation: pun‧tia‧nak === Noun === puntianak (Jawi spelling ڤونتيانق, plural puntianak-puntianak or puntianak2) A female vampiric ghost, said to be the spirit of a woman who died while pregnant. Alternative form: pontianak (nonstandard) Synonyms: matianak, si ngiang-ngiang Synonym: kuntilanak (Indonesian) Hypernym: hantu ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: pontianak === See also ===