raksasa

Indonesian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Malay rooted in (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit राक्षस (rākṣasa, “demon”)

Noun

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
2. (colloquial) giant
3. (colloquial) very tall person

Adjective

raksasa

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

Derived terms

• meraksasa (become large, become a giant)

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Malay

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit राक्षस (rākṣasa, “demon”)

Noun

raksasa (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

See also

• gergasi