yoga

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See also: Yoga and yōga

English

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Etymology 1

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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).

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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Borrowed from Chamorro yoga.

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Noun

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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.

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Asturian

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʝoɡa/, [ˈɟ͡ʝo.ɣ̞a]

Noun

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yoga m (uncountable)

  1. yoga (a Hindu discipline)

Danish

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Etymology

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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).

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Noun

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yoga

  1. yoga

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Dutch

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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yoga m (uncountable)

  1. yoga

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French

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Etymology

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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).

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Noun

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yoga m (uncountable)

  1. yoga
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Indonesian

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Noun

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

  1. yoga

Italian

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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yoga m (invariable)

  1. yoga

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Japanese

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Romanization

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yoga

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ヨガ

Javanese

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Romanization

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yoga

  1. Romanization of ꦪꦺꦴꦒ

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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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

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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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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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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

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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

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Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit योग (yoga, meditation).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jo.ɡa/
  • Rhymes: -ɡa
  • Hyphenation: yo‧ga

Noun

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yoga

  1. exertion
  2. endeavour
  3. method or practice of mental concentration or penance (to control the senses, arrest the fluctuations (wṛtti) of the mind (citta)
  4. obtain supernatural power
  5. achieve union with the deity or liberation

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • > Javanese: ꦪꦺꦴꦒ (yoga) (inherited)

Romanian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English yoga or French yoga.

Noun

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yoga f (uncountable)

  1. yoga

Declension

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Spanish

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝoɡa/ [ˈɟ͡ʝo.ɣ̞a]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃoɡa/ [ˈʃo.ɣ̞a]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒoɡa/ [ˈʒo.ɣ̞a]

  • Rhymes: -oɡa
  • Syllabification: yo‧ga

Noun

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yoga m (plural yogas)

  1. yoga

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Swahili

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Etymology

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

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yoga (n class, plural yoga)

  1. yoga

Tagalog

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Etymology

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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).

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yoga (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜄ)

  1. yoga

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Turkish

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Etymology

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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

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yoga (definite accusative yogayı, plural yogalar)

  1. yoga