Icelandic

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Etymology

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From rass (arse).

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Verb

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rassa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative rassaði, supine rassað)

  1. (transitive, rare) to spank
  2. (transitive, colloquial) to put one’s buttocks on something (as a silly joke or prank or to show disrespect)

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Maltese

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Root
r-s-s
2 terms

Etymology

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From the Arabic root ر ص ص (r-ṣ-ṣ), which is related to “being compact, close together”.

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Noun

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rassa f (plural rases)

  1. crowd, throng
    Synonyms: folla, kotra
  2. stampede

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Adjective

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rassa

  1. short

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Burmese: ရဿ (ra.ssa.)
  • Khmer: រស្ស (rŏəhsaʼ)

Noun

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rassa

  1. genitive/dative singular of ra (Pali letter 'r')