yaksha

yaksha

English

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

Etymology

From Sanskrit यक्ष (yakṣa).

Noun

yaksha (plural yakshas)

1. (Indian mythology) A kind of supernatural being; can be a malevolent demon or a beneficent tutelary deity.
2. (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

• yakshi
• yakshini

Translations

(Buddhism) a kind of supernatural being

Burmese: ဘီလူး (my) (bhilu:) Chinese: Mandarin: 夜叉 (zh) (yèchā) 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) 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