ยักษ์
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Sanskrit यक्ष (yakṣa, “yakṣa”). Cognate with យក្ស (yĕək); Lao ຍັກ (nyak) and Burmese ယက္ခ (yakhka.). Compare Pali yakkha, from which Thai ยักข์ (yák) is derived.
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | ยักษ์ y ạ k ʂ ʻ | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | ยัก y ạ k | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | yák |
| Royal Institute | yak | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /jak̚˦˥/(R) | |
| Homophones | ยัก ยักข์ | |
Noun
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ยักษ์ • (yák)
- (mythology) (classifier ตน) yakṣa, a kind of malevolent supernatural being, often depicted as having supernatural power, great strength, a very large stature, and a frightening appearance.
- (mythology) (classifier ตน) similar being, as giant, ogre, etc.
- (figurative, sometimes considered derogatory and offensive) person characteristic of a yakṣa, such as one who is malevolent or ruthless, has great strength, has a very large stature, or has a frightening appearance.
- (figurative) someone or something of great importance, influence, or power in a particular field: tycoon, magnate, big shot, fat cat, etc.
Related terms
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[edit]Adjective
[edit]ยักษ์ • (yák) (abstract noun ความยักษ์)
- (figurative) very great (in size, quantity, degree, extent, importance, etc): giant; gigantic, titanic, colossal, etc.
Derived terms
[edit]- กุมภัณฑยักษ์
- คนยักษ์
- คลื่นยักษ์ (klʉ̂ʉn-yák)
- ใจยักษ์
- ธารยักษ์
- ปลาหมึกยักษ์
- ผีเสื้อยักษ์
- ยักษ์ขมูขี
- ยักษ์ปักหลั่น (yák-bpàk-làn)
- ยักษ์มักกะสัน (yák-mák-gà-sǎn)
- ยักษ์ใหญ่
- สภาพร่างยักษ์
- หน้ายักษ์
- หนุมานผลาญยักษ์
- ออกยักษ์ออกโขน
Further reading
[edit]- “ยักษ์” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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