យក្ខ

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Khmer

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Etymology

From Pali yakkha, from Sanskrit यक्ष (yakṣa).

Pronunciation

Orthographic យក្ខ
yk̥kʰ
Phonemic យ័ក
y˘k
WT romanisation yĕək
(standard) IPA(key) /jĕəʔ/

Noun

យក្ខ (yĕək)

  1. (mythology) giant; ogre; monster; yakṣa

Pali

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Noun

យក្ខ m

  1. Khmer script form of yakkha (“demon”)

Declension