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‖ penanggalan|pəˈnæŋgələn|
Also penangalan.
[Malay.]
A female vampire (see quots.). Cf. langsuir.
1839T. J. Newbold Pol. & Statistical Acct. Straits of Malacca II. xii. 191 The Penangalan takes up its abode in the forms of females, and afflicts them with an unnatural craving for human blood. 1900W. W. Skeat Malay Magic vi. 320 The Pĕnanggalan..is believed to resemble a trunkless human head with the sac of the stomach attached to it, and which flies about seeking for an opportunity of sucking the blood of infants. 1972Daily Tel. (Colour Suppl.) 12 May 58/3 The Malayan vampire family includes..the flamboyant Penanggalan, a monstrous vampire which also sucks at children's blood. |