야차

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Korean

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 夜叉

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yacha
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yacha
McCune–Reischauer?yach'a
Yale Romanization?ya.cha

Noun

야차 (yacha) (hanja 夜叉)

  1. (Buddhism) yaksha; or, the indigenous Korean dokkaebi
    Synonym: 도깨비 (dokkaebi)