Etymology

Atikaya

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Today it means: Name of one of the sons of Ravana in the Ramayana. Full definition →

Sanskrit अतिकाय
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromअतिकाय“gigantic”
  2. English todayAtikaya

From Sanskrit अतिकाय (atikāya, “gigantic”); ultimately from अति (ati, “extraordinary in size”) + काय (kāya, “body”).

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