rakshasin.
/ˈrɑːkʃasi/, U.S. /ˈrɑkʃəsi/ Hinduism.
A malignant female demon. Cf. rakshasa n.In early use sometimes applied to a demon of either sex.
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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > female
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1841 Jrnl. Royal Asiatic Soc. 6 401 Agastya took them South from the Ganges; at the Vindhya, he humbled the pride of the mountains, and there were no longer Rakshasis.
1899 F. H. Groome Gypsy Folk-tales p. lxxiv In the folk-tales of India..a rakshasi makes nothing of polishing off the entire population of a city.
1954 Artibus Asiae Supplementum 13 41 Their consorts..reveal themselves in the lower scene as rāksasīs, female demons ready and eager to devour their mates.
2004 C. B. Seely in tr. M. M. Datta Slaying of Meghanada Introd. 41 Ghatotkaca..was born from the illicit relationship between one of the Pandavas..and a Rakshasi.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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