A preternatural being of a malignant nature (in the original and usual form of the belief, a reanimated corpse), supposed to seek nourishment, or…

A supernatural being that feeds on (human) blood; a vampire.

In Malaysian folklore: a kind of female vampire which preys on children and women in labour (see quots.). Also called hantu penanggalan. Cf. langsuir…

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…

A female vampire with a whinnying cry, that preys on newborn children. Cf. penanggalan, n.