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pelesit

Pronunciation: /pələˈsit/

“pelesit” is an Indonesian word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. bloodsucker (one that sucks blood)
  2. a type of ghost that sucks blood of a recently bearing woman or a newborn
  3. a grasshopper, known commonly to be used as a vesselfor the aforementioned ghost
  4. synonym of peluit (“whistle”)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay pelesit. Equivalent to peng- + lesit.

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