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Pontianak
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pontianak
English
Etymology
From en id Pontianak, named for the pontianaks which were popularly thought to have once inhabited the site.
Proper noun
en caplc province/West Kalimantan c/Indonesia.
Alternative forms
en Pontianac (obsolete)
Related terms
pontianac, pontianak
Translations
Indonesian city on Kalimantan
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 坤甸
Indonesian: id Pontianak
Indonesian
id:
Etymology
From Pontianak id ms puntianak, from id scg pontianak, a portmanteau scg ponti anak carry child 1 1. id the pontianaks once inhabited the site before city founded by Sultan. id puntianak.
Pronunciation
pòn.ti.a.naq
Proper noun
id caplc province/West Kalimantan c/Indonesia
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