ยักษิณี

Thai

Etymology

From Sanskrit यक्षिणी (yakṣiṇī, yakṣiṇi).

Pronunciation

Orthographicยักษิณี
y ạ k ʂ i ɳ ī
Phonemic
ยัก-สิ-นี
y ạ k – s i – n ī
RomanizationPaiboonyák-sì-nii
Royal Instituteyak-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.
  • (synonyms): ยักษี, ยักขิ
  • (masculine): ยักษ์ (yák)

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