"rakshasa" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rakshasas [plural]
Etymology: From Sanskrit राक्षस (rākṣasa). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sa|राक्षस}} Sanskrit राक्षस (rākṣasa) Head templates: {{en-noun}} rakshasa (plural rakshasas)
  1. (Hinduism) A member of a race of mythical fanged demons that eat human flesh and blood, somewhat like vampires. Wikipedia link: Ravana, rakshasa Tags: Hinduism Categories (topical): Buddhist deities, Hindu deities, Hinduism, Jainism Related terms: asura, yaksha Translations ((Indian religions) a type of demon): ৰাক্ষস (rakhox) (Assamese), রাক্ষস (rakkhoś) [masculine] (Bengali), 羅剎 (Chinese Mandarin), 罗刹 (luóchà) (Chinese Mandarin), राक्षस (rākṣas) [masculine] (Hindi), 羅刹天 (rasetsuten) (alt: らせつてん) (Japanese), 羅刹 (rasetsu) (alt: らせつ) (Japanese), រក្សសៈ (rĕəʼksaʼsaʼ) (Khmer), រាក្ស័ស (riəksah) (Khmer), 나찰 (nachal) (Korean), 라찰 (rachal) [North-Korea] (Korean), raksasa (Malay), ᡵᠠᡴᡧᠠ (rakša) (Manchu), राक्षस (rākṣas) [masculine] (Marathi), ракша́са (rakšása) [masculine] (Russian), राक्षस (rākṣasa) [masculine] (Sanskrit), รากษส (râak-sòt) (Thai), راکھشس (rākṣas) [masculine] (Urdu), La Sát (Vietnamese)

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