langsuir

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Indonesian langsuir, derived from Javanese ꦭꦶꦁꦱꦶꦂ (lingsir, sunset, fall), inherited from Old Javanese lingsir (slide down).

Noun

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langsuir (plural langsuirs)

  1. A hollowed-back female ghost in Indonesian (Javanese) mythology usually appears since the sunset began until the dawn. Sometimes, it could appear as a Javan hawk-eagle entity.

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Javanese ꦭꦶꦁꦱꦶꦂ (lingsir, sunset, fall), inherited from Old Javanese lingsir (slide down).

Noun

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langsuir (first-person possessive langsuirku, second-person possessive langsuirmu, third-person possessive langsuirnya)

  1. A hollowed-back female ghost in Indonesian (Javanese) mythology usually appears since the sunset began until the dawn. Sometimes, it could appear as a Javan hawk-eagle entity.

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