yoga

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See also: Yoga and yōga

English

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit योग (yóga, “yoking, union”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-European *yéwg-o-s, from *yewg- (“to join”) (whence also yoke).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈjoʊ.ɡə/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊɡə

Noun

yoga (countable and uncountable, plural yogas)

  1. Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system of exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind.
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Chamorro yoga.

Alternative forms

Noun

yoga (uncountable)

  1. The tree Elaeocarpus joga.
    Synonym: yoga tree
    • 2002, “Pests of Elaeocarpus joga in Guam”, in Micronesica, volume 34, number 2, page 109:
      A mealybug, Pseudococcus nr. microadonidum Beardsley (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) has been found feeding on the foliage of E. joga. This mealybug was sometimes found in the domatia of yoga leaves. It has been recorded on coconut, banana, and pandanus from Kiribati, Pohnpei, and Marshall Islands. This insect is a new record on yoga and for Guam.

Anagrams

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit योग (yóga, “yoking, union”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-European *yéwg-o-s, from *yewg- (“to join”).

Pronunciation

Noun

yoga m (uncountable)

  1. yoga (a Hindu discipline)

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit योग (yóga, “yoking, union”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-European *yéwg-o-s, from *yewg- (“to join”).

Pronunciation

Noun

yoga

  1. yoga

Declension

Declension of yoga
common
gender 		Singular
indefinite definite
nominative yoga yogaen
genitive yogas yogaens

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit योग (yoga). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjoː.ɣaː/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: yo‧ga

Noun

yoga m (uncountable)

  1. yoga

Derived terms

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit योग (yóga, “yoking, union”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-European *yéwg-o-s, from *yewg- (“to join”).

Pronunciation

Noun

yoga m (uncountable)

  1. yoga

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Further reading

Indonesian

Noun

yoga (first-person possessive yogaku, second-person possessive yogamu, third-person possessive yoganya)

  1. yoga

Italian

Etymology

Internationalism, ultimately from Sanskrit योग (yoga, “yoking, union”). Near-doublet of giogo (“yoke”).

Pronunciation

Noun

yoga m (invariable)

  1. yoga

Derived terms

Japanese

Romanization

yoga

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ヨガ

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit योग (yóga, “yoking, union”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-European *yéwg-o-s, from *yewg- (“to join”). Doublet of åk.

Noun

yoga m (definite singular yogaen, indefinite plural yogaer, definite plural yogaene)

  1. yoga
  2. disciplines and exercises based on yoga, but removed from the philosophical system

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References

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit योग (yóga, “yoking, union”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-European *yéwg-o-s, from *yewg- (“to join”). Doublet of åk.

Noun

yoga m (definite singular yogaen, indefinite plural yogaer or yogaar, definite plural yogaene or yogaane)

  1. yoga
  2. disciplines and exercises based on yoga, but removed from the philosophical system

See also

References

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English yoga or French yoga.

Noun

yoga f (uncountable)

  1. yoga

Declension

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit योग (yóga, “yoking, union”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-European *yéwg-o-s, from *yewg- (“to join”). Doublet of yugo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝoɡa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃoɡa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒoɡa/

  • Rhymes: -oɡa
  • Syllabification: yo‧ga

Noun

yoga m (plural yogas)

  1. yoga

Further reading

Swahili

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

yoga (n class, plural yoga)

  1. yoga

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit योग (yóga, “yoking, union”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-European *yéwg-o-s, from *yewg- (“to join”).

Pronunciation

Noun

yoga (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜄ)

  1. yoga

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish یوغا (yoga), from English yoga, from Sanskrit योग (yóga, “yoking, union”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-European *yéwg-o-s, from *yewg- (“to join”). Doublet of yek.

Noun

yoga (definite accusative yogayı, plural yogalar)

  1. yoga
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