From ยักษ์ (yák, “yakṣa, a malevolent mythological creature”) + มักกะสัน (“Makassar”); literally "yakṣa of Makassar", believed to originally refer to a group of Muslim refugees from Makassar who committed an unsuccessful coup, known as Makassar Insurrection, against King Narai of Ayutthaya in 2229 BE (1686/87 CE).
| Orthographic | ยักษ์มักกะสัน y ạ k ʂ ʻ m ạ k k a s ạ n | |
| Phonemic | ยัก-มัก-กะ-สัน y ạ k – m ạ k – k a – s ạ n | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | yák-mák-gà-sǎn |
| Royal Institute | yak-mak-ka-san | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /jak̚˦˥.mak̚˦˥.ka˨˩.san˩˩˦/(R) | |
ยักษ์มักกะสัน • (yák-mák-gà-sǎn)