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A member of a race of mythical fanged demons that eat human flesh and blood, somewhat like vampires.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Hinduism
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Borrowed from Sanskrit राक्षस (rākṣasa).
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Assamese:
ৰাক্ষস
(rakhox)
— (Indian religions) a type of demon
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Bengali:
রাক্ষস
(rakkhoś)
— (Indian religions) a type of demon
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Chinese Mandarin:
羅剎 /罗刹
(luóchà)
— (Indian religions) a type of demon
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Hindi:
राक्षस
(rākṣas)
— (Indian religions) a type of demon
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Indonesian:
raksasa
— (Indian religions) a type of demon
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Japanese:
羅刹天
(rasetsuten)
— (Indian religions) a type of demon
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Japanese:
羅刹
(rasetsu)
— (Indian religions) a type of demon
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Khmer:
រក្សសៈ
(rĕəʼksaʼsaʼ)
— (Indian religions) a type of demon
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Khmer:
រាក្ស័ស
(riəksah)
— (Indian religions) a type of demon
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Korean:
나찰
(nachal)
— (Indian religions) a type of demon
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Korean:
라찰
(rachal)
— (Indian religions) a type of demon
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Malay:
raksasa
— (Indian religions) a type of demon
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Manchu:
ᡵᠠᡴᡧᠠ
(rakša)
— (Indian religions) a type of demon
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Marathi:
राक्षस
(rākṣas)
— (Indian religions) a type of demon
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Russian:
ракша́са
(rakšása)
— (Indian religions) a type of demon
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Sanskrit:
राक्षस
(rākṣasa)
— (Indian religions) a type of demon
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Thai:
รากษส
(râak-sòt)
— (Indian religions) a type of demon
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Urdu:
راکھشس
(rākṣas)
— (Indian religions) a type of demon
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Vietnamese:
La Sát
— (Indian religions) a type of demon
