raksasa
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Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Malay raksasa, from Classical Malay raksasa, from Sanskrit राक्षस (rākṣasa, “demon”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]raksasa (first-person possessive raksasaku, second-person possessive raksasamu, third-person possessive raksasanya)
- (Buddhism, Hinduism) a member of a race of usually evil human-like monsters who eat people; an ogre
- Synonym: gergasi
- (figurative) giant
- (figurative, colloquial) very tall person
Adjective
[edit]raksasa
- (figurative) giant; very tall; very large
Derived terms
[edit]- meraksasa (become large, become a giant)
Further reading
[edit]- “raksasa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Sanskrit राक्षस (rākṣasa, “demon”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -a
Noun
[edit]raksasa (Jawi spelling رقساس, plural raksasa-raksasa, informal 1st possessive raksasaku, 2nd possessive raksasamu, 3rd possessive raksasanya)
- (Buddhism, Hinduism) a member of a race of usually-evil human-like monsters who eat people; an ogre
- giant
- monster
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “raksasa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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