Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yakshini

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yak-shi-ni
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female yaksha.

Example Sentences

"There is also the Yakshini; who lies in wait for men and arouses their passions, with the ultimate object of delivering them over to demons or of feeding upon them as a vampire."

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit यक्षिणी (yakṣiṇī, feminine of यक्ष (yakṣa)).

Inflected Forms

yakshinis (plural)

Questions

What does yakshini mean?: A female yaksha.
Where does yakshini come from?: Borrowed from Sanskrit यक्षिणी (yakṣiṇī, feminine of यक्ष (yakṣa)).

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