# pontianak

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A female vampiric ghost in Malaysian and Indonesian mythology, said to be the spirit of a woman who died while pregnant.
2. Alternative form of pontianac (“fossil resin”).

## Etymology
Borrowed from Malay puntianak.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pontianak