Pontianakn.¹

Brit.

/ˌpɒntɪˈɑːnak/,

/ˌpɒntɪˈanak/, U.S.

/ˌpɑn(t)iˈɑˌnæk/

Forms: 1800s– pontianak, 1900s– puntianak. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Malay. Etymon: Malay puntianak.

Etymology: < Malay puntianak.The explanation as < *pati-anak ‘child-killer’ is a folk etymology not supported by linguistic, literary, or historical evidence.

In Malaysian and Indonesian folklore: a female vampire or bloodsucking demon, esp. one taken to be the ghost of a woman who died in childbirth or of a stillborn child. Cf. langsuir n., penanggalan n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > malignant monster > [noun] > vampire

vampire1745

bloodsucker1777

vampire corpse1801

penanggalan1839

Pontianak1839

langsuir1881

1839 T. J. Newbold Polit. & Statist. Acct. Straits of Malacca II. xii. 191 Spirits..supposed to exert a baneful influence over them [sc. Malays] in this sublunary world. First, the Plissit and the Pontianak.

1900 W. W. Skeat Malay Magic vi. 320 The Pontianak or Mati-anak..is also a night-owl, and is supposed to be a child of the Langsuir.

1966 D. Forbes Heart of Malaya xiii. 185 She had turned into what they call a pontianak.

2000 South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) (Nexis) 3 Aug. 5 A Pontianak is a female vampire who preys on men and newborn babies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

Pontianakn.²

Brit.

/ˌpɒntɪˈɑːnak/,

/ˌpɒntɪˈanak/, U.S.

/ˌpɑn(t)iˈɑˌnæk/

Forms: 1900s– Pontianac, 1900s– Pontianak. Also with lower case initial.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Pontianak.

Etymology: < Pontianak, the name of a city, and (formerly) a sultanate, on the island of Borneo, where the production of this rubber originated.

A form of jelutong or coagulated latex produced in parts of Indonesia and Malaysia; spec. that obtained from the tree Dyera costulata (family Apocynaceae). Cf. gutta-jelutong n. at gutta n.² Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > rubber > [noun] > substitute for rubber or gutta-percha

gutta-trap1858

balata1860

gutta-shea1887

Pontianak1902

gutta-jelutong1904

1902 Times 7 Jan. 11/6 All hard scraped gums were scarce and readily saleable, also good clean Pontianac sorts.

1923 B. D. W. Luff Chem. Rubber iii. 35 An inferior rubber which in the days of high rubber prices became of importance industrially is that known variously as Jelutong, Gutta Jelutong, Pontianac, Bresk, or Dead Borneo, which is obtained from the Dyera costulata, a large tree growing in Borneo, Sumatra and Malaya.

1947 H. Barron Mod. Rubber Chem. (ed. 2) iii. 27 Jelutong (or pontianak) comes chiefly from Sumatra.

2001 Paint & Coatings Industry (Nexis) 1 Dec. 147 Natural resins—Damars, Copals, Elemi, Sandarac, Mastic, Pontianak.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pontianak
释义	Pontianakn.¹ Brit. /ˌpɒntɪˈɑːnak/, /ˌpɒntɪˈanak/, U.S. /ˌpɑn(t)iˈɑˌnæk/ Forms: 1800s– pontianak, 1900s– puntianak. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: A borrowing from Malay. Etymon: Malay puntianak. Etymology: < Malay puntianak.The explanation as < *pati-anak ‘child-killer’ is a folk etymology not supported by linguistic, literary, or historical evidence. In Malaysian and Indonesian folklore: a female vampire or bloodsucking demon, esp. one taken to be the ghost of a woman who died in childbirth or of a stillborn child. Cf. langsuir n., penanggalan n. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > malignant monster > [noun] > vampire vampire1745 bloodsucker1777 vampire corpse1801 penanggalan1839 Pontianak1839 langsuir1881 1839 T. J. Newbold Polit. & Statist. Acct. Straits of Malacca II. xii. 191 Spirits..supposed to exert a baneful influence over them [sc. Malays] in this sublunary world. First, the Plissit and the Pontianak. 1900 W. W. Skeat Malay Magic vi. 320 The Pontianak or Mati-anak..is also a night-owl, and is supposed to be a child of the Langsuir. 1966 D. Forbes Heart of Malaya xiii. 185 She had turned into what they call a pontianak. 2000 South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) (Nexis) 3 Aug. 5 A Pontianak is a female vampire who preys on men and newborn babies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Pontianakn.² Brit. /ˌpɒntɪˈɑːnak/, /ˌpɒntɪˈanak/, U.S. /ˌpɑn(t)iˈɑˌnæk/ Forms: 1900s– Pontianac, 1900s– Pontianak. Also with lower case initial. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Pontianak. Etymology: < Pontianak, the name of a city, and (formerly) a sultanate, on the island of Borneo, where the production of this rubber originated. A form of jelutong or coagulated latex produced in parts of Indonesia and Malaysia; spec. that obtained from the tree Dyera costulata (family Apocynaceae). Cf. gutta-jelutong n. at gutta n.² Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > rubber > [noun] > substitute for rubber or gutta-percha gutta-trap1858 balata1860 gutta-shea1887 Pontianak1902 gutta-jelutong1904 1902 Times 7 Jan. 11/6 All hard scraped gums were scarce and readily saleable, also good clean Pontianac sorts. 1923 B. D. W. Luff Chem. Rubber iii. 35 An inferior rubber which in the days of high rubber prices became of importance industrially is that known variously as Jelutong, Gutta Jelutong, Pontianac, Bresk, or Dead Borneo, which is obtained from the Dyera costulata, a large tree growing in Borneo, Sumatra and Malaya. 1947 H. Barron Mod. Rubber Chem. (ed. 2) iii. 27 Jelutong (or pontianak) comes chiefly from Sumatra. 2001 Paint & Coatings Industry (Nexis) 1 Dec. 147 Natural resins—Damars, Copals, Elemi, Sandarac, Mastic, Pontianak. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1839n.²1902
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