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tuyul.

toyol, tuyul (an undead infant in Indonesian and Malay folklore, typically invoked as a helper by black magic)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtujul/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪u.jʊl]Standard-Indonesian
  1. toyol, tuyul (an undead infant in Indonesian and Malay folklore, typically invoked as a helper by black magic)

Where this word comes from

Compare Malay toyol (“toyol; cheat sheet”), Sabah Malay tuyul (“toyol”), Javanese ꦛꦸꦪꦸꦭ꧀ (thuyul, “toyol; teaching dancer; prostitute”).

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