yakkha

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Pali yakkha or Burmese ယက္ခ (yakhka.). === Noun === yakkha (plural yakkhas) Alternative form of yaksha == Pali == === Alternative forms === === Etymology === Inherited from Sanskrit यक्ष (yakṣa). === Noun === yakkha m (feminine yakkhinī) demon, yaksha ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Khmer: យក្ខ (yĕək) → Lü: ᦍᧅ (yak), ᦍᧅᦃ (yakẋ) → Thai: ยักข์ (yák) === References === Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “yakkha”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead