yakkha

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀬𑀓𑁆𑀔 (Brahmi script)
  • यक्ख (Devanagari script)
  • যক্খ (Bengali script)
  • යක‍්ඛ (Sinhalese script)
  • ယက္ခ or ယၵ္ၶ or ယၵ်ၶ (Burmese script)
  • ยกฺข or ยักขะ (Thai script)
  • ᨿᨠ᩠ᨡ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຍກ຺ຂ or ຍັກຂະ or ຢັກຂະ (Lao script)
  • យក្ខ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄠𑄇𑄴𑄈 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit यक्ष (yakṣa).

Noun

yakkha m (feminine yakkhinī)

  1. demon, yaksha

Declension

Declension table of "yakkha" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)yakkhoyakkhā
Accusative (second)yakkhaṃyakkhe
Instrumental (third)yakkhenayakkhehi or yakkhebhi
Dative (fourth)yakkhassa or yakkhāya or yakkhatthaṃyakkhānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)yakkhasmā or yakkhamhā or yakkhāyakkhehi or yakkhebhi
Genitive (sixth)yakkhassayakkhānaṃ
Locative (seventh)yakkhasmiṃ or yakkhamhi or yakkheyakkhesu
Vocative (calling)yakkhayakkhā

Descendants

  • → Khmer: យក្ខ (yĕək)
  • → Lü: ᦍᧅ (yak), ᦍᧅᦃ (yakẋ)
  • → Thai: ยักข์ (yák)

References

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “yakkha”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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