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)

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

Related terms

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

Further reading

• Sanook dictionary