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langsuir

langsuir noun: in Malaysian folklore: a vampire which is the revenant of a woman who died while pregnant or during childbirth, and which seeks the blood of newborn children.

Noun

langsuir (plural langsuirs)

  1. In Malaysian folklore: a vampire which is the revenant of a woman who died while pregnant or during childbirth, and which seeks the blood of newborn children.

Forms of langsuir

plurallangsuirs

Origin of langsuir

Borrowed from Malay langsuir.

Questions about langsuir

What does langsuir mean?
Langsuir means in Malaysian folklore: a vampire which is the revenant of a woman who died while pregnant or during childbirth, and which seeks the blood of newborn children.
What part of speech is langsuir?
Langsuir is a noun.
What is the plural of langsuir?
The plural of langsuir is langsuirs.

Words near langsuir in the dictionary

  1. Langstone
  2. Langstrasse
  3. Langstroth
  4. Langstroth hive
  5. Langstroth hives
  6. langsuir
  7. langsuirs
  8. langsyne
  9. langsynes
  10. langth
  11. Langthil

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