A toyol or tuyul is an undead infant in Indonesian and Malay folklore.[1][2] It also appears in the various other mythologies of Southeast Asia and is typically invoked as a helper by shamans (dukun, pawang, or bomoh) by means of black magic.[2][3] A common use for the toyol includes using it for financial gain, where the creature robs people of their riches,[2] making it similar to the Babi ngepet, a boar demon in Indonesian mythology, and the Hantu Raya, a familiar spirit in Malay folklore. As such, the toyol is popularly known to bring good luck to its host, but mishap to those who are unfortunate to encounter them.[4]
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A toyol or tuyul is an undead infant in Indonesian and Malay folklore. It also appears in the various other mythologies of Southeast Asia and is typically...
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notably those in the 1980s, including Da Di Du, Putus Sudah Kasih Sayang, Toyol and Oh Fatimah. Sulong was married to Datin Alisah Ali; prior to their marriage...
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common settings for supernatural tales about the spirits of dead infants (toyol), vampiric ghosts (pontianak) and vengeful female spirits (penanggalan)...
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creatures that serve as the series' main antagonists Hantu Raya Polong Toyol Hussain, Mustapha (2005). The Memoirs of Mustapha Hussain: Malay Nationalism...
it or removing it altogether from the family. Genderuwo Pelesit Polong Toyol Wives and Midwives: Childbirth and Nutrition in Rural Malaysia, By Carol...
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that obeys whoever gives it their blood. Hantu Raya Pelesit Penanggalan Toyol (in Malay) Hikayat Abdullah By Hamzah Hamdani, Abdullah (Munshi) GOOD AND...
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and disturb women in childbirth, and usually are themselves like women Toyol: a ghost who supposedly like to steal money Humanoid beings Bidadara: a...
humanoid man-eating demons. Often able to change their appearance at will. Toyol: the spirit of a stillborn child, appears as a naked baby or toddler Malay...
saying: "ghaib itu hanya tuhan yang tahu" ("only god knows of Ghaib"). Toyol Orang minyak Penanggalan Malay ghost myths Slender Man Singapore's first...
for Duyung) Professor Klon (soundtrack for Cicak Man) Jangan Cepat Marah Toyol (cover version of the song in 1979 by Sudirman Hj Arshad) Special Awards...