yakkha

Pali

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

Etymology

From Pre-Sanskrit यक्ष (yakṣa)

Noun

yakkha m

  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

References

yakkha in Pali Text Society (1921–1925), Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead. (licensed under CC-BY-NC)

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