raksasa

From Sanskrit राक्षस (rākṣasa).

raksasa (Balinese script ᬭᬓ᭄ᬱᬲ)

1. rakshasa

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

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

raksasa (plural raksasa)

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, buto, gergasi

3. (figurative, colloquial) very tall person

   Synonym: jangkung

raksasa

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

• meraksasa (become large, become a giant)

• “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.

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

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /rakˈsasə/ [raʔˈsa.sə]
  • Rhymes: -asə

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

raksasa (Jawi spelling رقساس)

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

   Synonym: agam

   Antonym: kenit

raksasa (Jawi spelling رقساس, plural raksasa-raksasa)

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

• > Indonesian: raksasa (inherited)

• “raksasa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.