Nyani' jĕhú

A dangerous Malay tree spirit. He is so quick in working mischief that no help is possible. He comes down from the trees when no man knows, and before anyone suspects it, has slain his victim.

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References

Source

  • Skeat, Walter Wm. (1906). Pagan Races of the Malay Peninsula. London: Macmillan, p. 247.