rakshasa

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noun

A member of a race of mythical fanged demons that eat human flesh and blood, somewhat like vampires.

OriginSanskrit राक्षस →
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Meanings

nounrakshasa (plural rakshasas)

plural rakshasas

  1. HinduismA member of a race of mythical fanged demons that eat human flesh and blood, somewhat like vampires.

    A race of one-eyed beings / All feared and shunned / Rakshasa demon

    2006, Mastodon, “Circle of Cysquatch”

Origin

  1. Sanskritराक्षस
  2. Sanskritराक्षस
  3. Englishrakshasa

Borrowed from Sanskrit राक्षस (rākṣasa).

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Translations

Bengali রাক্ষস
  • রাক্ষস (rakkhoś)(Indian religions) a type of demon
Chinese Mandarin 羅剎 /罗刹
  • 羅剎 /罗刹 (luóchà)(Indian religions) a type of demon
Hindi राक्षस
  • राक्षस (rākṣas)(Indian religions) a type of demon
Indonesian raksasa
  • raksasa(Indian religions) a type of demon
Japanese 羅刹天, 羅刹
  • 羅刹天 (rasetsuten)(Indian religions) a type of demon
  • 羅刹 (rasetsu)(Indian religions) a type of demon
Korean 나찰, 라찰
  • 나찰 (nachal)(Indian religions) a type of demon
  • 라찰 (rachal)(Indian religions) a type of demon
Malay raksasa
  • raksasa(Indian religions) a type of demon
Russian ракша́са
  • ракша́са (rakšása)(Indian religions) a type of demon
Thai รากษส
  • รากษส (râak-sòt)(Indian religions) a type of demon
Urdu راکھشس
  • راکھشس (rākṣas)(Indian religions) a type of demon
Vietnamese La Sát
  • La Sát(Indian religions) a type of demon
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