ယက္ခ

Burmese

Etymology

From Sanskrit यक्ष (yakṣa, “yakṣa”). Cognate with យក្ស (yĕək); Lao ຍັກ (nyak) and Thai ยักษ์ (yák). Compare Pali yakkha.

a yakṣa painted on a wall of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Bangkok

Pronunciation
  • Phonetic respelling: ယက်ခ
  • IPA(key): /jɛʔkʰa̰/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: yakhka. • ALA-LC: yakkha • BGN/PCGN: yethka. • Okell: yeʔhká

Noun

ယက္ခ • (yakhka.)

  1. (mythology) giant; ogre; monster; yakṣa
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