langsuir
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Indonesian langsuir, derived from Javanese ꦭꦶꦁꦱꦶꦂ (lingsir, “sunset, fall”), inherited from Old Javanese lingsir (“slide down”).
Noun
langsuir (plural langsuirs)
- 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
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦭꦶꦁꦱꦶꦂ (lingsir, “sunset, fall”), inherited from Old Javanese lingsir (“slide down”).
Noun
langsuir (first-person possessive langsuirku, second-person possessive langsuirmu, third-person possessive langsuirnya)
- 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.
Further reading
- “langsuir” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.