rassa

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From rass (arse).

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Verb[edit]

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[edit]

Root
r-s-s
2 terms

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

rassa f (plural rases)

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

Pali[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

rassa

  1. short

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Descendants[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

rassa

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