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kuyang.

a type of nocturnal spirit, believed to possess a woman and cause her to appear at night with only her head and internal organs that emit luminescent glow and float around to seek filthy things, such as feces and carrion, to eat

6 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkujaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈku.jaŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. a type of nocturnal spirit, believed to possess a woman and cause her to appear at night with only her head and internal organs that emit luminescent glow and float around to seek filthy things, such as feces and carrion, to eat

Where this word comes from

Probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kwaɲ, *kwaaɲʔ (“gibbon”). Compare to Bakung kuyang (“orang utan”).

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