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A member of a race of semi-divine creatures, often part-snake, associated with rivers, rain, etc.
(a) Any of a class of demi-gods or nature spirits, often inoffensive tutelary guardians of a place; esp. one attendant upon Kubera, the god of…
In Hindu demonology, a good angel or genie.
In Hindu mythology: a fierce female spirit or goddess, esp. one of a group associated with Durga or Shiva.
(a) Indian Mythology. = yaksha, n. (b) = Vedda, n.
A celestial nymph, one of the wives of the Gandharvas (heavenly minstrels).