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单词 polong
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Polongn.

Brit. /pəʊˈlɒŋ/, U.S. /poʊˈlɔŋ/, /poʊˈlɑŋ/
Origin: A borrowing from Malay. Etymon: Malay polong.
Etymology: < Malay polong.
In Malay belief: a type of malicious spirit or imp.
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1839 T. J. Newbold Polit. & Statist. Acct. Straits of Malacca II. xii. 191 The Polong is a small sprite which can be domesticated.
1900 W. W. Skeat Malay Magic vi. 320 The Polong..is described as a diminutive but malicious species of bottle-imp.
1972 Daily Tel. 12 May (Colour Suppl.) 58/3 Finally there is the Polong, a vampiristic imp who, in association with the demoniac house-cricket, the Pelasit, enters the victim's body at will.
2003 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 9 Feb. 2 This spirit is described as the plaything of the polong and is called the pelesit.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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