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The word hantu is most often translated as ghost in modern Malay, but is actually closer in meaning to "spirit". The word raya roughly means "great" or "high". The term hantu raya (therefore meaning "great ghost") is sometimes mistaken as meaning a supreme demon which rules over all ghosts, but its high status comes not from its position and instead refers to the spirit's power, being one of ...
Hantu Raya. The hantu raya (meaning "great ghost") is considered one of the most powerful of Malay ghosts. Possessing great strength, it usually takes on the appearance of its owner and carries out manual labour on their behalf. However, it is said to have a limited range, being unable to go far from its home. [20]
Hantu Musang: a civet cat spirit that is invoked in a game of possession [7] Hantu Pusaka: grave demon [8] Hantu Raya: great demon. [6] This hantu is considered the strongest among evil spirits of the jungles of Malaysia, and takes the appearance of its owner. [9] Hantu Rimba: deep-forest demon [6] Hantu Tinggi: tall hantu that is associated ...
Hantu Tinggi (Tall Ghost) is a being similar to 'Hantu Raya' or 'genderuwo' but so tall its body from the waist up is hidden by clouds. It only exists in the Western and Eastern regions of Malaysia. In Thailand, Hantu Tinggi likely resembles a closer myth called Preta.
Hantu Pemburu: the Spectral Huntsman whose head is always looking upwards with a shoot growing from his neck; Hantu punjut: a ghost that takes children who wander into the forest late at night; Hantu tinggi: lit. "tall ghost", a type of giant that will flee at the sight of a naked body; Jembalang: a demon or evil spirit that usually brings disease
She is often dressed in a blood-smeared white dress. The Kuntilanak is also described as changing into a more monstrous form when she captures her prey which is typically men or helpless people. Because she is bloodthirsty and has a carnivorous nature, a Pontianak can also appear as a beast or a ghost, resembling the Dracula vampire.
Hantu Air – shapeshifting water spirit; Hantu Demon – demon; Hantu Raya – demonic servant; Harionago – humanoid female with barbed, prehensile hair; Harpy – birdlike human-headed death spirit; Haugbúi – undead being who lives in its burial mound; Havsrå – saltwater spirit
Hantu Air, Puaka Air or Mambang Air is the Malay translation for Spirit of the Water or Water Ghost, which according to animist traditions in Maritime Southeast Asia, is the unseen inhabitant of watery places such as rivers, lakes, seas, swamps and even ditches. [1]