yaksha

English

A yaksha statue guarding an entrance of the Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Thailand

Etymology

From Sanskrit यक्ष (yakṣa).

Noun

yaksha (plural yakshas)

(Hindu mythology) A kind of supernatural being; can be a malevolent demon or a beneficent tutelary deity.
(Southeast Asia mythology) 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.

Related terms

Translations

(Buddhism) a kind of supernatural being

Burmese: ဘီလူး (my) (bhilu:)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 夜叉 (zh) (yèchā), 藥叉／药叉 (zh) (yàochā)
Esperanto: jakŝo
Hindi: यक्ष (hi) (yakṣ)
Japanese: 夜叉 (ja) (やしゃ, yasha)
Kannada: ಯಕ್ಷ (kn) (yakṣa)
Khmer: យក្ខ (km) (yĕək), យក្ស (yĕək)
Korean: 야차 (yacha)
Lao: ຍັກ (nyak)
Malay: yaksa
Malayalam: യക്ഷൻ (ml) (yakṣaṉ)
Manchu: ᠶᠠᡴᠴᠠ (yakca)
Marathi: यक्ष (mr) (yakṣa)
Pali: yakkha
Punjabi: ਯੱਖ m (yakkha), ਜੱਖ m (jakkha)
Russian: я́кша m (jákša), я́ккха m (jákkxa)
Sanskrit: यक्ष (sa) n (yakṣa)
Tamil: இயக்கர் (ta) (iyakkar)
Thai: ยักษ์ (th) (yák), ยักข์ (th) (yák)
Tocharian B: yākṣe
Vietnamese: dạ-xoa

Anagrams

khayas, shayak

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