pelesit.
bloodsucker (one that sucks blood)
Meaning & usage
bloodsucker (one that sucks blood)
a type of ghost that sucks blood of a recently bearing woman or a newborn
a grasshopper, known commonly to be used as a vesselfor the aforementioned ghost
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Malay pelesit. Equivalent to peng- + lesit.
synonym of peluit (“whistle”)
Where this word comes from
From peng- + lesit.
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