English Online Dictionary. What means yoga? What does yoga mean?
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
- Yoga
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈjoʊ.ɡə/
- Rhymes: -əʊɡə
Noun
yoga (countable and uncountable, plural yogas)
- 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.
Derived terms
- antigravity yoga
- doga
- goat yoga
- lemoga
- yogic
Translations
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Chamorro yoga.
Alternative forms
- joga
Noun
yoga (uncountable)
- The tree Elaeocarpus joga.
- Synonym: yoga tree
Anagrams
- Gayo, Goya, gayo, goya
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]
Noun
yoga m (uncountable)
- 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
- IPA(key): [ˈjoːɡ̊a]
Noun
yoga
- yoga
Declension
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/
- Hyphenation: yo‧ga
Noun
yoga m (uncountable)
- yoga
Derived terms
- yogaën
- yogi
- yogisch
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/
Noun
yoga m (uncountable)
- yoga
Related terms
Further reading
- “yoga”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian
Noun
yoga (first-person possessive yogaku, second-person possessive yogamu, third-person possessive yoganya)
- yoga
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
Noun
yoga m (invariable)
- yoga
Derived terms
- yogico
Japanese
Romanization
yoga
- Rōmaji transcription of ヨガ
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
- yogi
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
- yogi
References
- “yoga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English yoga or French yoga.
Noun
yoga f (uncountable)
- yoga
Declension
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
- Rhymes: -oɡa
- Syllabification: yo‧ga
Noun
yoga m (plural yogas)
- yoga
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
Noun
yoga (n class, plural yoga)
- 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”).
Noun
yoga
- yoga