Etymology

yaksha

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Today it means: A kind of supernatural being; can be a malevolent demon or a beneficent tutelary deity. Full definition →

Sanskrit यक्ष
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromयक्ष
  2. English todayyaksha

Borrowed from Sanskrit यक्ष (yakṣa).

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