penanggalan
/pəˈnaŋɡələn/(also pĕnanggalan)
noun
In Malaysian folklore: a kind of female vampire which preys on children and women in labour.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Newbold (1807–1850), army officer in the East India Company and oriental scholar. From Malay penanggalan.
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