yoga

See also: Yoga and yōga

English

Wikiversity

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit योग (yoga, “yoking, union”), from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- (“to join”) (whence also English yoke).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈjoʊɡə/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊɡə

Noun

yoga (countable and uncountable, plural yogas)

  1. Any of several Hindu 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.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

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

Noun

yoga m (uncountable)

  1. yoga (a Hindu discipline)

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjoːɡ̊a]

Noun

yoga

  1. yoga

Declension

French

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jo.ɡa/
  • Audio (le yoga)(file)

Noun

yoga m (uncountable)

  1. yoga

Further reading

Italian

Noun

yoga m (plural yoga)

  1. yoga

Japanese

Romanization

yoga

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ヨガ

Spanish

Noun

yoga m (plural yogas)

  1. yoga

Tagalog

Noun

yoga

  1. yoga
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