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Pontianak (folklore)

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The pontianak (Dutch-Indonesian spelling: boentianak, Jawi: ڤونتيانق) is a female vampiric ghost in Malay mythology. [1]

26 relations: Ateng, Banana, DreadOut, Greek mythology, Jawi alphabet, Keres, Kuntilanak (film), Langsuyar, Malay folklore, Malay language, Maternal death, Mavka, Onryō, Phi Tai Hong, Philippines, Plumeria, Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam, Pontianak, Indonesia, Royal Malaysia Police, Stillbirth, Sundel bolong, Supernatural (U.S. TV series), Tiyanak, White Lady (ghost), YouTube, Zen Cho.

Ateng

Andreas Leo Ateng Suripto (8 August 19426 May 2003), better known as Ateng and also known by the Chinese name Kho Tjeng Lie (邱诚烈), was a popular Indonesian actor and comedian.

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Banana

A banana is an edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa.

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DreadOut

DreadOut is an indie survival horror video game developed by Digital Happiness for Microsoft Windows, OS X and Linux.

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Greek mythology

Greek mythology is the body of myths and teachings that belong to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices.

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Jawi alphabet

Jawi (Jawi: Jāwī; Pattani: Yawi; Acehnese: Jawoë) is an Arabic alphabet for writing Malay, Acehnese, Banjarese, Minangkabau, Tausūg and several other languages in Southeast Asia.

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Keres

In Greek mythology, the Keres (Κῆρες), singular Ker (Κήρ), were female death-spirits.

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Kuntilanak (film)

Kuntilanak is a 2006 Indonesian horror film directed by Rizal Mantovani.

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Langsuyar

The langsuyar, also lang suir or langsuir, is a female revenant in Malay and Indonesian mythology.

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Malay folklore

Malay folklore refers to a series of knowledge, traditions and taboos that have been passed down through many generations in oral, written and symbolic forms among the indigenous populations of Maritime Southeast Asia (Nusantara).

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Malay language

Malay (Bahasa Melayu بهاس ملايو) is a major language of the Austronesian family spoken in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.

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Maternal death

Maternal death or maternal mortality is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as "the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes." There are two performance indicators that are sometimes used interchangeably: maternal mortality ratio and maternal mortality rate, which confusingly both are abbreviated "MMR".

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Mavka

Mavka (Мавка, навка, нявка, нави (plural) – from) is a type of female spirit in Ukrainian mythology.

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Onryō

In traditional beliefs of Japan and in literature, onryō (怨霊, literally "vengeful spirit", sometimes rendered "wrathful spirit") refers to a ghost (yūrei) believed capable of causing harm in the world of the living, harming or killing enemies, or even causing natural disasters to exact vengeance to redress the wrongs it received while alive then takes their spirits from their dying bodies.

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Phi Tai Hong

Phi Tai Hong (ผีตายโหง) is a ghost of Thai folklore.

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Philippines

The Philippines (Pilipinas or Filipinas), officially the Republic of the Philippines (Republika ng Pilipinas), is a unitary sovereign and archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.

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Plumeria

Plumeria is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae.

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Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam

Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam, also known as Pontianak Scent of the Tuber Rose or Fragrant Night Vampire, is a 2004 Malaysian horror film directed and written by Shuhaimi Baba.

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Pontianak, Indonesia

Pontianak (Chinese: 坤甸, pinyin: Kūndiān, Hakka: Khuntîen, Teochew: Kung1 Diêng6, Jawi: كوت بونتياناك); is the capital of the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan, founded by Syarif Abdurrahman Alkadrie as a capital of Sultanate of Kadriyah (Kesultanan Kadriyah) in 23 Oktober 1771 / 14 Rajab 1185 Hijriah.

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Royal Malaysia Police

The Royal Malaysia Police (often abbreviated RMP) (Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM)), is a (primarily) uniformed federal police force in Malaysia.

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Stillbirth

Stillbirth is typically defined as fetal death at or after 20 to 28 weeks of pregnancy.

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Sundel bolong

The legend of the Sundel Bolong mainly originated from the Javanese mythology.

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Supernatural (U.S. TV series)

Supernatural is an American dark fantasy television series created by Eric Kripke.

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Tiyanak

The Tiyanak (also Tianak or Tianac) is a vampiric creature in Philippine mythology that imitates the form of a child.

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White Lady (ghost)

A White Lady is a type of female ghost dressed in all white reportedly seen in rural areas and associated with some local legend of tragedy.

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YouTube

YouTube is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California.

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Zen Cho

Zen Cho (born 1986) is a Malaysian fantasy author who lives and works in England.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontianak_(folklore)

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