yaksha

noun

yak·​sha

variants or less commonly yaksa

ˈyəkshə

plural -s

often capitalized

: a local tutelary spirit or earth jinni of India regarded as a patron of wealth and fertility

Word History

Etymology

Sanskrit yakṣa

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