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raksasa

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay raksasa, from Classical Malay raksasa, from Sanskrit राक्षस (rākṣasa, demon).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /rakˈsasa/
  • Hyphenation: rak‧sa‧sa
  • Rhymes: -sa, -a

Noun

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raksasa (first-person possessive raksasaku, second-person possessive raksasamu, third-person possessive raksasanya)

  1. (Buddhism, Hinduism) a member of a race of usually evil human-like monsters who eat people; an ogre
    Synonym: gergasi
  2. (figurative) giant
    Synonyms: buta, gergasi
  3. (figurative, colloquial) very tall person

Adjective

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raksasa

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

Derived terms

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit राक्षस (rākṣasa, demon).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

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raksasa (Jawi spelling رقساس, plural raksasa-raksasa, informal 1st possessive raksasaku, 2nd possessive raksasamu, 3rd possessive raksasanya)

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

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