Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yakkha

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
yakkha
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of yaksha

name

An ethnic group native to the Indian Subcontinent, primarily in Nepal and India.

name

The language of this ethnic group.

noun

A member of this ethnic group.

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali yakkha or Burmese ယက္ခ (yakhka.).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ယက္ခ

Inflected Forms

yakkhas (plural)

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Yakkha terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Yakkha terms

Synonyms

Dewan

Questions

What does yakkha mean?
Alternative form of yaksha
Where does yakkha come from?
Borrowed from Pali yakkha or Burmese ယက္ခ (yakhka.).

How to pronounce yakkha

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