Pontianak
See also: pontianak
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Indonesian Pontianak, named for the pontianaks which were popularly thought to have once inhabited the site.
Proper noun
[edit]Pontianak
- The capital and largest city of West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Alternative forms
[edit]- Pontianac (obsolete)
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]Indonesian
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Etymology
[edit]From Pontianak Malay puntianak, from Sanggau pontianak, a portmanteau compound of ponti (“carry”) + anak (“child”). Folklore says the pontianaks once inhabited the site before city founded by Sultan. Doublet of puntianak.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pɔntiˈanaʔ/ [pɔn̪.t̪iˈa.naʔ]
- Rhymes: -anaʔ
- Syllabification: Pon‧ti‧a‧nak
Proper noun
[edit]Pontianak
- the capital and largest city of West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Further reading
[edit]- “Pontianak”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
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- id:Cities in West Kalimantan, Indonesia
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