rakshasa

English

a sculpture of Ravana the rakshasa, 18th century

Etymology

From Sanskrit राक्षस (rākṣasa).

Noun

rakshasa (plural rakshasas)

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

Translations

(Indian religions) a type of demon

Assamese: ৰাক্ষস (rakhox)
Bengali: রাক্ষস (bn) m (rakkhôs)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 羅剎 (zh), 罗刹 (zh) (luóchà)
Hindi: राक्षस (hi) m (rākṣas)
Japanese: 羅刹天 (らせつてん, rasetsuten), 羅刹 (ja) (らせつ, rasetsu)
Khmer: រក្សសៈ (rĕəʼksaʼsaʼ), រាក្ស័ស (km) (riəksah)
Korean: 나찰 (nachal), 라찰 (rachal) (North Korea)
Malay: raksasa (ms)
Manchu: ᡵᠠᡴᡧᠠ (rakša)
Russian: ракша́са m (rakšása)
Sanskrit: राक्षस (sa) m (rākṣasa)
Thai: รากษส (râak-sòt)
Urdu: راکھشس‎ m (rākṣas)
Vietnamese: La Sát

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