pontianak

¹ American  

[pon-tee-ah-nahk] / ˌpɒn tiˈɑ nɑk /

noun

1. jelutong.

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Pontianak ² American  

[pon-tee-ah-nahk] / ˌpɒn tiˈɑ nɑk /

noun

1. a seaport on W Kalimantan (Borneo), in central Indonesia.

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Pontianak ¹ British  

/ ˌpɒntɪˈɑːnæk /

noun

1. a port in Indonesia, on W coast of Borneo almost exactly on the equator. Pop: 464 534 (2000)

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pontianak ² British  

/ ˌpɒntɪˈɑːnæk /

noun

1. (in Malay folklore) a female vampire; the ghost of a woman who has died in childbirth

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Etymology

Origin of pontianak

First recorded in 1910–15; originally, jelutong from the region around Pontianak

Example Sentences

"The babies were first housed in Pontianak and had their immigration documents arranged before being sent to Singapore," West Java Police's director of general criminal investigation, Surawan, told BBC News Indonesia.

From BBC

She invited me to visit the site, and after two days and nights of travel that landed me in West Kalimantan’s capital, Pontianak, followed by a flight to Ketapang, a jarring truck ride, and a six-hour hike with two river crossings, I reached the Cabang Panti Research Station in the west-central section of the park.

From National Geographic

After bouncing around various sites in Indonesia, in 2016 I found myself in Pontianak, a prison camp for asylum seekers.

From BBC

Similar protests occurred in other cities, including Bandung, Yogyakarta, Makassar and Pontianak.

From Seattle Times

The briefing follows one held for families on Tuesday in Pontianak, the doomed flight’s destination, and comes as divers search for the missing memory unit from the plane’s cockpit voice recorder.

From Reuters