yakṣa

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit यक्ष (yakṣa, yaksha).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jak.sa/
  • Rhymes: -sa
  • Hyphenation: yak‧ṣa

Noun

yakṣa

  1. yaksha

Derived terms

  • yakṣamukha
  • yakṣanātha
  • yakṣapati
  • yakṣarāja
  • yakṣendra
  • yakṣeśwara
  • yakṣādhipa
  • yakṣāgni

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦪꦏ꧀ꦱ (yaksa), ꦪꦼꦏ꧀ꦱ (yeksa) (inherited)

Further reading

  • "yakṣa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.