langsuir

Meaning

Noun

• 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.

Origin

• Borrowed from Indonesian langsuir, derived from Javanese ꦭꦶꦁꦱꦶꦂ, inherited from Old Javanese lingsir.