युक्त

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit युक्त (yukta), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yugtás, from Proto-Indo-European *yugtós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jʊkt̪/

Adjective

युक्त • (yukt)

1. joined, attached, linked

   ये रेल-गाड़ी को एक-दूसरे से युक्त करा दो।

   ye rel-gāṛī ko ek-dūsre se yukt karā do.

   Join these two train-cars together.

2. suited, fit, proper
3. having, possessing

   रसायन युक्त खाद्य ― rasāyan yukt khādya ― food with chemicals

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *yuktás, from Proto-Indo-European *yugtós, from *yewg- (“to yoke”). Cognate to Avestan 𐬫𐬎𐬑𐬙𐬀‎ (yuxta), Old English ġeiht, and possibly Ancient Greek ζευκτός (zeuktós).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /juk.t̪ɐ́/, [juk̚.t̪ɐ́]
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈjuk.t̪ɐ/, [ˈjuk̚.t̪ɐ]

Adjective

युक्त • (yuktá)

1. (with locative or instrumental) yoked, fastened, harnessed to
2. (with locative or instrumental) set to work, engaged, occupied with
3. (with dative) ready for, prepared
4. absorbed in meditation, concentrated
5. (with locative) skilled in, familiar with
6. joined, connected, combined
7. (with instrumental) in contact with, touching
8. (astronomy, with instrumental) in conjunction
9. added to, increased by

   चतुर्-युक्ता विंशतिः ― catur-yuktā viṃśatiḥ ― twenty increased-by-four

10. connected with, concerning
11. fitted, adapted
12. suitable, fit for, proper, right
13. auspicious, favorable
14. prosperous, thriving
15. (grammar) primitive (not derivative)