pontianak means the capital and largest city of West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.
Etymology
From Indonesian Pontianak, named for the pontianaks which were popularly thought to have once inhabited the site.
name
- The capital and largest city of West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
noun
- A female vampiric ghost in Malaysian and Indonesian mythology, said to be the spirit of a woman who died while pregnant.“One of the most fearsome creatures of Malay folklore is the pontianak.”