Talk:raakshason

RFV discussion: January–February 2020
Definitions:
 * 1) The devil.
 * 2)  Satan.

This seems to be derived from, though it may be by way of some modern Indian language. Of the 6 Google Books hits, there's only one that's viewable, and it refers to the demons of traditional Indian religion, not Satan. If I take Google's suggested correction and search for raakshasan, there are 44 hits, only two editions of one text are viewable, but, again, only referring to demons. This doesn't strike me as really English, and I doubt the definitions are correct. Chuck Entz (talk) 09:49, 7 January 2020 (UTC)


 * I would like to add that the editor has often created entries with several senses that basically mean the same thing (and required merging); so it's by no means certain that devil and Satan are conceptually separate translations. Equinox ◑ 04:55, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

RFV-failed Kiwima (talk) 11:40, 9 February 2020 (UTC)