pontianak

¹

[ pon-tee-ah-nahk ]

noun

1. jelutong ( def 2 ).

Pontianak

²

[ pon-tee-ah-nahk ]

noun

1. a seaport on W Kalimantan (Borneo), in central Indonesia.

pontianak

¹

/ ˌpɒntɪˈɑːnæk /

noun

1. (in Malay folklore) a female vampire; the ghost of a woman who has died in childbirth

Pontianak

²

/ ˌpɒntɪˈɑːnæk /

noun

1. a port in Indonesia, on W coast of Borneo almost exactly on the equator. Pop: 464 534 (2000)

Word History and Origins

Origin of pontianak¹

First recorded in 1910–15; originally, jelutong from the region around Pontianak

Word History and Origins

Origin of pontianak¹

from Malay

Example Sentences

How strange it must be living in a town like Pontianak, in West Borneo, where the equator passes through the main street!

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The Kapuas valley has so far yielded the largest quantity, and Pontianak is, for diamonds, the principal port of export.

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About the same time a British expedition was also sent against Sambas and a post established at Pontianak.

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There is great virtue for instance, in the long hair of the Pontianak, the cruel sprite that haunts the waringin tree.

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She adventured among the Dyaks, and journeyed westward to Pontianak, and the diamond mines of Landak.

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