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English
Etymology
The character was introduced in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Perhaps from Sanskrit योद्धा (yoddhā, “warrior”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Yoda
- A wise old Jedi Master in the Star Wars films.
- (grammar) Used to describe odd or eccentric word order, as typified by Yoda in lines such as, "Into exile I must go. Failed I have."
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Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Yoda.
Derived terms
Translations
A wise old Jedi Master in the Star Wars films
- Arabic: يودا
- Belarusian: Ёда (Jóda)
- Bulgarian: Йода (Joda)
- Chinese:
- Cantonese: 尤達 / 尤达 (jau4 daat6)
- Mandarin: 尤達 / 尤达 (Yóudá)
- Esperanto: Joda
- Greek: Γιόντα (el) (Giónta)
- Hebrew: יודה
- Japanese: ヨーダ
- Kazakh: Йода (İoda)
- Korean: 요다 (yoda)
- Macedonian: Јода m (Joda)
- Persian: یودا
- Polish: Yoda m
- Russian: Йода (Joda)
- Thai: โยดา (yoo-daa)
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Romanization
Yoda
- Rōmaji transcription of よだ