raksasa

Balinese

Etymology

From Sanskrit राक्षस (rākṣasa).

Noun

raksasa (Balinese script ᬭᬓ᭄ᬱᬲ)

1. rakshasa

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay raksasa, from Classical Malay raksasa, from Sanskrit राक्षस (rākṣasa, “demon”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /rakˈsasa/ [rak̚ˈsa.sa]
• Rhymes: -asa
• Syllabification: rak‧sa‧sa

Noun

raksasa (plural raksasa)

1. (Buddhism, Hinduism) a member of a race of usually evil human-like monsters who eat people; an ogre

   Synonyms: bota, buto, danawa, gergasi

2. (figurative) giant

   Synonyms: bota, buto, danawa, gergasi

3. (figurative, colloquial) very tall person

   Synonyms: jangkung, tinggi

Adjective

raksasa

1. (figurative) giant; very tall; very large

   Synonyms: agam, gebeng, pangkai

   Antonyms: alit, encil, kenit, mungil

Derived terms

• meraksasa (become large, become a giant)

Further reading

• “raksasa”, 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

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit राक्षस (rākṣasa, “demon”).

Pronunciation

• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /rakˈsasə/ [raʔˈsa.sə]
  • Rhymes: -asə

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /rakˈsasa/ [raʔˈsa.sa]
  • Rhymes: -asa
• Hyphenation: rak‧sa‧sa

Adjective

raksasa (Jawi spelling رقساس, comparative lebih raksasa, superlative paling raksasa)

1. (figurative) enormous, gargantuan, gigantic, humongous, supertall

   Synonym: agam

   Antonym: kenit

Noun

raksasa (Jawi spelling رقساس, plural raksasa-raksasa or raksasa²)

1. (Buddhism, Hinduism) a member of a race of usually-evil human-like monsters who eat people; an ogre
2. giant

   Synonyms: bota, gergasi

3. monster

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• keraksasaan [resemblance / passive] (ke-an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• raksasa-raksasa (“monsters”)
• raksasa-raksasaan (“full of monsters”)
• rapat raksasa (“macroassembly;”)
• syarikat raksasa (“megacompany; supercompany”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: raksasa (inherited)

Further reading

• "raksasa" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017