yaksha

English

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

Etymology

From Sanskrit यक्ष (yakṣa).

Noun

yaksha (plural yakshas)

1. (Hindu 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), 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)
• Sundanese: yaksa (su)
• Tamil: இயக்கர் (ta) (iyakkar)
• Thai: ยักษ์ (th) (yák), ยักข์ (th) (yák)
• Tocharian B: yākṣe
• Vietnamese: dạ-xoa

Anagrams

• khayas, shayak