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Penanggalan

Malay folk monster / witch
Intangible supernatural_being Q2983146
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Penanggalan

Summary

Penanggalan is a supernatural being[1]. Penanggalan ranks in the top 8% of supernatural_being entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (273 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Penanggalan is recorded as female[3].
  • Penanggalan's instance of is recorded as supernatural being[4].
  • Penanggalan is a type of mythical creature[5].
  • Penanggalan is part of vampire[6].
  • Penanggalan's country of origin is recorded as Malaysia[7].
  • Penanggalan's described by source is recorded as Hikayat Abdullah[8].

Body

Definition and Type

Penanggalan's instance of is recorded as supernatural being[4]. Penanggalan is a type of mythical creature[5].

Use and Application

Penanggalan is part of vampire[6].

Why It Matters

Penanggalan ranks in the top 8% of supernatural_being entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (273 views/month).[2] Penanggalan has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] Penanggalan is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

Malaysia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Penanggalan. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/penanggalan
MLA “Penanggalan.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/penanggalan.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_penanggalan_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Penanggalan}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/penanggalan}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 9d ago · Infovarius · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Sex or gender → female
    Country of origin → —
    Aliases → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving [[Property:P361]] to [[Property:P279]]"
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