pontianak

[ pon-tee-ah-nahk ]

/ ˌpɒn tiˈɑ nɑk /

noun

jelutong (def. 2).

Origin of pontianak

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

Words nearby pontianak

Pontefract, Pontefract cake, Pontevedra, Pontiac, Pontian, pontianak, pontic, Pontic Mountains, pontifex, pontiff, pontific

Definition for pontianak (2 of 2)

Pontianak

[ pon-tee-ah-nahk ]

/ ˌpɒn tiˈɑ nɑk /

noun

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

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Example sentences from the Web for pontianak

About the same time a British expedition was also sent against Sambas and a post established at Pontianak.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3|Various
How strange it must be living in a town like Pontianak, in West Borneo, where the equator passes through the main street!
Forty Thousand Miles Over Land and Water|Lady (Ethel Gwendoline [Moffatt]) Vincent
That night I stayed in Pontianak which is bisected by the Equator.
Flash-lights from the Seven Seas|William L. Stidger
There is great virtue for instance, in the long hair of the Pontianak, the cruel sprite that haunts the waringin tree.
Java, Facts and Fancies|Augusta de Wit

The Kapuas valley has so far yielded the largest quantity, and Pontianak is, for diamonds, the principal port of export.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for pontianak (1 of 2)

pontianak

/ (ˌpɒntɪˈɑːnæk) /

noun

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

Word Origin for pontianak

from Malay

British Dictionary definitions for pontianak (2 of 2)

Pontianak

/ (ˌpɒntɪˈɑːnæk) /

noun

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

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单词	pontianak
释义	pontianak [ pon-tee-ah-nahk ] / ˌpɒn tiˈɑ nɑk / noun jelutong (def. 2). Origin of pontianak First recorded in 1910–15; originally, jelutong from the region around Pontianak Words nearby pontianak Pontefract, Pontefract cake, Pontevedra, Pontiac, Pontian, pontianak, pontic, Pontic Mountains, pontifex, pontiff, pontific Definition for pontianak (2 of 2) Pontianak [ pon-tee-ah-nahk ] / ˌpɒn tiˈɑ nɑk / noun a seaport on W Kalimantan (Borneo), in central Indonesia. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pontianak About the same time a British expedition was also sent against Sambas and a post established at Pontianak. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3\|Various How strange it must be living in a town like Pontianak, in West Borneo, where the equator passes through the main street! Forty Thousand Miles Over Land and Water\|Lady (Ethel Gwendoline [Moffatt]) Vincent That night I stayed in Pontianak which is bisected by the Equator. Flash-lights from the Seven Seas\|William L. Stidger There is great virtue for instance, in the long hair of the Pontianak, the cruel sprite that haunts the waringin tree. Java, Facts and Fancies\|Augusta de Wit The Kapuas valley has so far yielded the largest quantity, and Pontianak is, for diamonds, the principal port of export. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3\|Various British Dictionary definitions for pontianak (1 of 2) pontianak / (ˌpɒntɪˈɑːnæk) / noun (in Malay folklore) a female vampire; the ghost of a woman who has died in childbirth Word Origin for pontianak from Malay British Dictionary definitions for pontianak (2 of 2) Pontianak / (ˌpɒntɪˈɑːnæk) / noun a port in Indonesia, on W coast of Borneo almost exactly on the equator. Pop: 464 534 (2000) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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