Pontianak
See also: pontianak
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Indonesian Pontianak, named for the pontianaks which were popularly thought to have once inhabited the site.
Proper noun
[edit]Pontianak
- The capital and largest city of West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Alternative forms
[edit]- Pontianac (obsolete)
Related terms
[edit]Indonesian
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Etymology
[edit]From Pontianak Malay pontianak, from Sanggau pontianak, a portmanteau compound of ponti (“carry”) + anak (“child”). Folklore says the pontianaks once inhabited the site before city founded by Sultan.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pɔntiˈanaʔ/ [pɔn.t̪iˈa.naʔ]
- Rhymes: -anaʔ
- Syllabification: Pon‧ti‧a‧nak
Proper noun
[edit]Pontianak
- The capital and largest city of West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Indonesian
- English terms derived from Indonesian
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Cities in West Kalimantan
- en:Cities in Indonesia
- en:Provincial capitals of Indonesia
- en:Places in West Kalimantan
- en:Places in Indonesia
- Indonesian terms inherited from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Sanggau
- Indonesian terms with origins in folklore
- Indonesian 4-syllable words
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Indonesian/anaʔ
- Rhymes:Indonesian/anaʔ/4 syllables
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian proper nouns
- id:Cities in West Kalimantan
- id:Cities in Indonesia
- id:Provincial capitals of Indonesia
- id:Places in West Kalimantan
- id:Places in Indonesia