yakshi

English

Noun

yakshi (plural yakshis)

  1. A female yaksha.
    • 2009, Sita Anantha Raman, Women in India: A Social and Cultural History:
      The artisans were lower-caste men who drew upon earlier rural traditions to carve fertility nymphs (yakshis) and male nature spirits (yakshas) around the stupas.
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