ยักษิณี

Thai

Etymology

From Sanskrit यक्षिणी (yakṣiṇī, “yakṣiṇi”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ยักษิณี y ạ k ʂ i ɳ ī
Phonemic		ยัก-สิ-นี y ạ k – s i – n ī
Romanization	Paiboon	yák-sì-nii
	Royal Institute	yak-si-ni
(standard) IPA^(key)		/jak̚˦˥.si˨˩.niː˧/^(R)

Noun

ยักษิณี • (yák-sì-nii)

(mythology) (classifier ตน) yakṣiṇi, a female being of great strength and size.
(mythology) (classifier ตน) a giantess.

Related terms

(synonyms): ยักษี, ยักขิ
(masculine): ยักษ์ (yák)

Further reading

Sanook dictionary

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