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yoga en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈjoʊ.ɡə/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *yewg- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *yówgos Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwgas Proto-Indo-Aryan *yáwgas Sanskrit योग॑ (yóga)bor. English yoga 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).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) 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.
    • If you're not into yoga / If you have half a brain / […] / Then I'm the love that you've looked for / Write to me and escape 1979, Rupert Holmes, “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)”, in Partners in Crime:
    • Whether you need to recover from a stressful day, a strenuous workout or even an injury or surgery, restorative yoga may be just the thing for you. 2017 February 17, Dana Santas, “Recovering from surgery or stress? Yoga can help”, in CNN:

Forms

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yogas Number=Plur lexicographic
Yoga alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

hot yoga · Hatha yoga · dream yoga · karma-yoga · Hasya yoga · goat yoga · yoga pants · yogic · baby yoga · doga · yoga bag · yoga-babble · Bikram yoga · aerial yoga · yoga ball · facial yoga · yoga mat · laughter yoga · antigravity yoga

Translations (95)

id yoga (Hindu discipline) · tr yoga (Hindu discipline) · gl ioga (Hindu discipline) · ja ヨーガ (Hindu discipline) · be ёга (Hindu discipline) · bg йо́га (Hindu discipline) · sq joga (Hindu discipline) · ga ióga (Hindu discipline) · et jooga (Hindu discipline) · sa योग (Hindu discipline) · ar يُوجَا (Hindu discipline) · mr योग (Hindu discipline) · lv joga (Hindu discipline) · he יוֹגָה (Hindu discipline) · ps جوګ (Hindu discipline) · gd iòga (Hindu discipline) · tl yoga (Hindu discipline) · cmn 瑜伽功 (Hindu discipline) · cs jóga (Hindu discipline) · si යෝග (Hindu discipline) · ar يُوجَا (Hindu discipline) · pt ioga (Hindu discipline) · ta யோகக் கலை (Hindu discipline) · is jóga (Hindu discipline) · el γιόγκα (Hindu discipline) · mk јога (Hindu discipline) · as যোগ (Hindu discipline) · ms yoga (Hindu discipline) · ro yoga (Hindu discipline) · fo joga (Hindu discipline) · te యోగా (Hindu discipline) · cmn 瑜伽 (Hindu discipline) · hu jógázás (Hindu discipline) · it yoga (Hindu discipline) · fr yoga (Hindu discipline) · fi jooga (Hindu discipline) · tk ýoga (Hindu discipline) · bn যোগ (Hindu discipline) · dsb yoga (Hindu discipline) · oc iogà (Hindu discipline) · sw yoga (Hindu discipline) · th โยคะ (Hindu discipline) · sk joga (Hindu discipline) · ky йога (Hindu discipline) · tt йога (Hindu discipline) · kn ಯೋಗ (Hindu discipline) · chr ᏲᎦ (Hindu discipline) · pi yoga (Hindu discipline) · rue йо́ґа (Hindu discipline) · ast yoga (Hindu discipline) · uk йо́га (Hindu discipline) · tg йога (Hindu discipline) · my ယောဂ (Hindu discipline) · ja ヨガ (Hindu discipline) · sv yoga (Hindu discipline) · pl joga (Hindu discipline) · ja 瑜伽 (Hindu discipline) · ur یوگ (Hindu discipline) · nb yoga (Hindu discipline) · pa ਯੋਗ (Hindu discipline) · sh јо́га (Hindu discipline) · hi योग (Hindu discipline) · gu યોગ (Hindu discipline) · rsk йоґа (Hindu discipline) · yue 瑜伽 (Hindu discipline) · sl joga (Hindu discipline) · km យោគៈ (Hindu discipline) · es yoga (Hindu discipline) · da yoga (Hindu discipline) · sh jóga (Hindu discipline) · hy յոգա (Hindu discipline) · ml യോഗം (Hindu discipline) · ka იოგა (Hindu discipline) · hu jóga (Hindu discipline) · de Yoga (Hindu discipline) · ru йо́га (Hindu discipline) · lt joga (Hindu discipline) · ko 요가 (Hindu discipline) · ar يُوغَا (Hindu discipline) · nl yoga (Hindu discipline) · ca ioga (Hindu discipline) · bo ཡོ་ག (Hindu discipline) · az yoqa (Hindu discipline) · fa یوگا (Hindu discipline) · lo ໂຍຄະ (Hindu discipline) · vi thuyết du già (Hindu discipline) · kk йога (Hindu discipline) · uk йо́ґа (Hindu discipline) · mn йог (Hindu discipline) · eo jogo (Hindu discipline) · or ଯୋଗ (Hindu discipline) · cmn 瑜伽術 /瑜伽术 (Hindu discipline) · cy ioga (Hindu discipline) · yi יאָגאַ (Hindu discipline) · uz yoga (Hindu discipline)

yoga en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Borrowed from Chamorro yoga.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The tree Elaeocarpus joga.
    • 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. 2002, “Pests of Elaeocarpus joga in Guam”, in Micronesica, volume 34, number 2, page 109:

Forms

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joga alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

yoga tree