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Yaksh
यक्षSay it YUKSH
- Meaning today
- Demigod, guardian of treasure, Kubera
- Original meaning
- "a supernatural being; the Yakshas, semi-divine attendants of Kubera" Monier-Williams, p. 838
- Say it
- YUKSH
- Written
- यक्ष
- Other spellings
- Yaksha
Yaksh
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Yaksh meaning
Yaksh (यक्ष) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
A supernatural being; the Yakshas, semi-divine attendants of Kubera
Also used to mean: demigod, guardian of treasure
Yaksh (यक्ष) is the Sanskrit yakṣa. In the Vedic texts, Monier-Williams notes, the word means a living supernatural being or a spiritual apparition. Later it names the Yakṣas, a class of semi-divine beings who attend Kubera, the god of wealth, and sometimes Vishnu; they are generally kindly, and Kubera himself can be called Yakṣa. In the Mahābhārata a Yakṣa questions Yudhishthira beside a lake, the famous Yakṣa-praśna, and Kalidasa's Meghadūta is the message of an exiled Yakṣa. Name lists give it as a demigod or a guardian of treasure, linked with Kubera, which matches the dictionary. It is a short, modern name.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 838 · entry yakṣa · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, yakṣa, p. 838 · Wikipedia, Yaksha
Fits your syllable
First sound य
Jyeshtha nakshatra, pada 2 · Vrishchik rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is या, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Yaksh · Yaksha