جکهـ jakh यक्ष S̱. s. m. A demi-god, attendant especially on Kuvera, and employed in the care of his gardens and treasures. See جک.

جکهني jakhanī यक्षिणी S̱. s. f. 1. Wife of a جکهـ jakh, q. v. 2. A sort of female fiend, at- tached to the service of Durgā, and frequently maintaining, like a sylph or fairy, an intercourse with mortals.