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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay raksasa, from Classical Malay raksasa, from Sanskrit राक्षस (rākṣasa, “demon”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rakˈsasa/
- Hyphenation: rak‧sa‧sa
- Rhymes: -sa, -a
Noun
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
- Synonyms: buta, gergasi
- (figurative, colloquial) very tall person
Adjective
raksasa
- (figurative) giant; very tall; very large
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Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit राक्षस (rākṣasa, “demon”).
Pronunciation
Noun
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
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