yoga
English
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)
Derived terms
Translations
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Alternative forms
Noun
yoga (uncountable)
- 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.
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
- IPA(key): /ˈʝoɡa/, [ˈɟ͡ʝo.ɣ̞a]
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
- IPA(key): [ˈjoːɡ̊a]
Declension
common gender |
Singular | |
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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
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
- IPA(key): /jo.ɡa/
Audio (le yoga) (file)
Related terms
Further reading
- “yoga”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian
Italian
Etymology
Internationalism, ultimately from Sanskrit योग (yoga, “yoking, union”). Near-doublet of giogo (“yoke”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjɔ.ɡa/
- Rhymes: -ɔɡa
- Hyphenation: yò‧ga
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål
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)
- yoga
- disciplines and exercises based on yoga, but removed from the philosophical system
See also
References
- “yoga” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
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)
- yoga
- disciplines and exercises based on yoga, but removed from the philosophical system
See also
References
- “yoga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
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/ [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
Further reading
- “yoga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swahili
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
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
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈjoɡa/ [ˈjo.ɣɐ]
- Rhymes: -oɡa
- Syllabification: yo‧ga
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.