daitia

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit दैत्य (daitya, “demon, liquor”, literally “son of Diti”). Cognate of Balinese daitya (“giant”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /dai̯ˈtia/ [dai̯ˈt̪i.a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: dai‧ti‧a

Noun

daitia

1. (rare or obsolete) giant

   Synonyms: bota, gergasi, raksasa

Further reading

• “daitia”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016