单词 | polong |
释义 | Polongn. In Malay belief: a type of malicious spirit or imp. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] elfOE elvena1100 spiritc1350 fay1393 fairyc1405 mammeta1425 sprite?1440 lady1538 faerie1579 Robin Goodfellow1588 elfin1590 pigwidgeon1594 pygmy1611 fairess1674 peri1739 spriggan1754 fane1806 glendoveer1810 vila1827 Polong1839 Gandharva1846 elle-maid1850 sheogue1852 hillman1882 elvet1885 pishogue1906 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). < n.1839 |
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