यक्ष
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- যক্ষ (Assamese script)
- ᬬᬓ᭄ᬱ (Balinese script)
- যক্ষ (Bengali script)
- 𑰧𑰎𑰿𑰬 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀬𑀓𑁆𑀱 (Brahmi script)
- ယက္ၑ (Burmese script)
- યક્ષ (Gujarati script)
- ਯਕ੍ਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌷 (Grantha script)
- ꦪꦏ꧀ꦰ (Javanese script)
- 𑂨𑂍𑂹𑂭 (Kaithi script)
- ಯಕ್ಷ (Kannada script)
- យក្ឞ (Khmer script)
- ຍກ຺ຩ (Lao script)
- യക്ഷ (Malayalam script)
- ᠶᠠᡬᢢᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘧𑘎𑘿𑘬 (Modi script)
- ᠶ᠋ᠠᢉᢔᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧇𑦮𑧠𑧌 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐫𑐎𑑂𑐲 (Newa script)
- ଯକ୍ଷ (Odia script)
- ꢫꢒ꣄ꢰ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆪𑆑𑇀𑆰 (Sharada script)
- 𑖧𑖎𑖿𑖬 (Siddham script)
- යක්ෂ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩻𑩜 𑪙𑪀 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚣𑚊𑚶 (Takri script)
- யக்ஷ (Tamil script)
- యక్ష (Telugu script)
- ยกฺษ (Thai script)
- ཡ་ཀྵ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒨𑒏𑓂𑒭 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨪𑨋𑩇𑨯 (Zanabazar Square script)
Pronunciation
Noun
यक्ष • (yakṣá) stem, n
- (Hinduism), (Buddhism) a yaksha; a supernatural being, spiritual apparition, spirit, ghost
Declension
| Neuter a-stem declension of यक्ष (yakṣá) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | यक्षम् yakṣám |
यक्षे yakṣé |
यक्षाणि / यक्षा¹ yakṣā́ṇi / yakṣā́¹ |
| Vocative | यक्ष yákṣa |
यक्षे yákṣe |
यक्षाणि / यक्षा¹ yákṣāṇi / yákṣā¹ |
| Accusative | यक्षम् yakṣám |
यक्षे yakṣé |
यक्षाणि / यक्षा¹ yakṣā́ṇi / yakṣā́¹ |
| Instrumental | यक्षेण yakṣéṇa |
यक्षाभ्याम् yakṣā́bhyām |
यक्षैः / यक्षेभिः¹ yakṣaíḥ / yakṣébhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | यक्षाय yakṣā́ya |
यक्षाभ्याम् yakṣā́bhyām |
यक्षेभ्यः yakṣébhyaḥ |
| Ablative | यक्षात् yakṣā́t |
यक्षाभ्याम् yakṣā́bhyām |
यक्षेभ्यः yakṣébhyaḥ |
| Genitive | यक्षस्य yakṣásya |
यक्षयोः yakṣáyoḥ |
यक्षाणाम् yakṣā́ṇām |
| Locative | यक्षे yakṣé |
यक्षयोः yakṣáyoḥ |
यक्षेषु yakṣéṣu |
| Notes |
| ||
यक्ष • (yakṣá) stem, m
- a class of semi-divine beings (attendants of Kubera, exceptionally also of Vishṇu; described as sons of Pulastya, of Pulaha, of Kaśyapa, of Khasā or Krodhā.)
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of यक्ष (yakṣá) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | यक्षः yakṣáḥ |
यक्षौ / यक्षा¹ yakṣaú / yakṣā́¹ |
यक्षाः / यक्षासः¹ yakṣā́ḥ / yakṣā́saḥ¹ |
| Vocative | यक्ष yákṣa |
यक्षौ / यक्षा¹ yákṣau / yákṣā¹ |
यक्षाः / यक्षासः¹ yákṣāḥ / yákṣāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | यक्षम् yakṣám |
यक्षौ / यक्षा¹ yakṣaú / yakṣā́¹ |
यक्षान् yakṣā́n |
| Instrumental | यक्षेण yakṣéṇa |
यक्षाभ्याम् yakṣā́bhyām |
यक्षैः / यक्षेभिः¹ yakṣaíḥ / yakṣébhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | यक्षाय yakṣā́ya |
यक्षाभ्याम् yakṣā́bhyām |
यक्षेभ्यः yakṣébhyaḥ |
| Ablative | यक्षात् yakṣā́t |
यक्षाभ्याम् yakṣā́bhyām |
यक्षेभ्यः yakṣébhyaḥ |
| Genitive | यक्षस्य yakṣásya |
यक्षयोः yakṣáyoḥ |
यक्षाणाम् yakṣā́ṇām |
| Locative | यक्षे yakṣé |
यक्षयोः yakṣáyoḥ |
यक्षेषु yakṣéṣu |
| Notes |
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Descendants
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "inc-dar-pro" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF.
- Kalasha: ǰ̣ač̣
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "pmh" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF.
- Pali: yakkha
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "psu" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF.
- → Chinese: 夜叉 (yècha)
- → English: yaksha
- → Japanese: 夜叉 (yasha), やしゃ
- → Kannada: ಯಕ್ಷ (yakṣa)
- → Korean: 야차 (yacha)
- → Telugu: యక్షుడు (yakṣuḍu)
- → Thai: ยักษ์ (yák)
- → Proto-Turkic: *jAkšɨ (“good”) (perhaps)