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yaksha

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A kind of supernatural being; can be a malevolent demon or a beneficent tutelary deity.
A kind of supernatural being, often depicted as having supernatural power, great strength, and frightening appearance; can be a malevolent demon or a beneficent tutelary deity.

Word forms

yaksha yakshas

Etymology

From Sanskrit यक्ष (yakṣa).

Related words

yakshi yakshini

Translations

Burmese: ဘီလူး Chinese Mandarin: 夜叉 Chinese Mandarin: 藥叉 /药叉 Esperanto: jakŝo Hindi: यक्ष Japanese: 夜叉 Kannada: ಯಕ್ಷ Khmer: យក្ខ Khmer: យក្ស Korean: 야차 Lao: ຍັກ Malay: yaksa Malayalam: യക്ഷൻ Manchu: ᠶᠠᡴᠴᠠ Marathi: यक्ष Pali: yakkha Punjabi: ਯੱਖ Punjabi: ਜੱਖ Russian: я́кша Russian: я́ккха Sanskrit: यक्ष Sundanese: yaksa Tamil: இயக்கர் Thai: ยักษ์ Thai: ยักข์ Tocharian B: yākṣe Vietnamese: dạ-xoa

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