root word: tanggal (meaning: “to remove”)
“remover”
A monster that sucks the viscera (internal organs) out of the victim’s body.
The manananggal of the Philippines is known for having large wings and for being able to detach (“remove”) the upper half of its body, from the waist up.
Leaving the lower half of its body behind, it flies around looking for victims, especially pregnant women. It lands on a house and makes a small hole on the roof through which it slips through its long, threadlike tongue. Once it reaches a warm body, it sucks out the heart, lungs, liver and intestines. In the case of a pregnant woman, the baby is targeted.
If you ever want to kill a manananggal, wait till the upper half of the body flies away, then pour salt into the lower torso that was left behind.
Similar Filipino monster: aswang
Filipino monsters in general hate garlic, just like vampires.
KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
Sa mitolohiya ng mga Pilipino, ang manananggál ay aswang na may kakayahang hatiin ang katawan, nagkakapakpak at lumilipad ang pang-itaas na kalahati, at mahilig sumipsip ng sanggol sa tiyan ng buntis
Ang manananggal ay lumilipad na kalahati ang katawan at naghahanap ng buntis, ilalawit ang dila na humahaba mula sa bubong na pawid. Tutusukin ang tiyan ng buntis at sisipsipin ang bata.
