yakshi

Y4A1K5S1H4I1

noun

A female yaksha.

OriginSanskrit यक्षी →
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Meanings

nounyakshi (plural yakshis)

plural yakshis

  1. A female yaksha.

    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.

    2009, Sita Anantha Raman, Women in India: A Social and Cultural History

Origin

  1. Sanskritयक्षी
  2. Englishyakshi

Borrowed from Sanskrit यक्षी (yakṣī, feminine of यक्ष (yakṣa)).

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