Pontianak

English

Etymology

From Indonesian Pontianak. The city is named for the ghostly pontianaks which supposedly once inhabited the site.

Proper noun

Pontianak

  1. A city in, and the capital of, West Kalimantan province in Indonesia.

Alternative forms

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay pontianak.

Proper noun

Pontianak

  1. a city in West Kalimantan, Indonesia

References
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