English Explanatory Dictionary

yakkha

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of yaksha
name
  1. An ethnic group native to the Indian Subcontinent, primarily in Nepal and India.
  2. The language of this ethnic group.
noun
  1. A member of this ethnic group.

Word forms

yakkha yakkhas

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali yakkha or Burmese ယက္ခ (yakhka.).

Synonyms

Dewan

Related words

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