[sâk-ya] masculine [patronymic from saka] noun of a warrior tribe in Kapilavastu, which derived its origin from the sun, and in which Bud- dha was born: -pâla, masculine noun of a king; -pu trîya, masculine Buddhistic monk; -bhikshu, masculine Buddhistic mendicant: -kî, feminine; also equal for Buddhistic mendicant nun; -muni, masculine Ascetic of the Sâkyas, epithet of Buddha; -sâsana, neuter religion of Buddha; -simha, masculine Lion of the Sâkyas, epithet of Buddha.
Source: Macdonell