different between yogh vs yogi

English

Alternative forms

• ?ogh, ?ok, yok, ?

Etymology

From Middle English ?ogh, ?, of unknown origin. Several etymologies have been advanced, such as derivation from Middle English ?ok (“yoke”) or Old English ?oh (“rune ?”), but all pose serious phonological problems.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /j??/, /j?x/, /j???/, /j??x/
• (US) IPA^(key): /j??/, /j??/, /j?x/, /j?x/, /jo??/, /jo?x/

Noun

yogh (plural yoghs)

1. A letter of the Middle English alphabet (capital ?, small ?), in form derived from the Old English shape of the letter g, and used to represent various palatal and velar sounds.

References

Middle English

Pronoun

yogh

1. Alternative form of yow

English

Etymology 1

From Hindi ???? (yog?), from Sanskrit ?????? (yogin), from the verbal root yuj (class 7 present ??????? (yunakti, “to connect”)), from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm.

Alternative forms

• ioggue [17th c.], iogue [17th c.], jogue [17th-19th c.], jougie [18th c.], joguey [18th c.], jogee [19th c.], jogi [19th c.], yoguee [19th c.], yogue [19th c.], yogee [19th c.], yogin [from 19th c.]

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?j???i/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?jo??i/
• Rhymes: -???i

Noun

yogi (plural yogis)

1. (yoga) A devotee or adherent of yoga. [from 17th c.]
   • 2009, Karen Armstrong, The Case for God, Vintage 2010, p. 30:

     To this day, yogins find that these disciplines, which have measurable physical and neurological effects, evoke a sense of calm, harmony and equanimity that is comparable to the effect of music.

   • 2012, Lisa Allardice, The Guardian, 30 Mar 2012:

     There is a special healthy menu, and the yogis can all eat together if they choose, but there's none of the birdseed-and-bulgur-wheat diet of a typical retreat.

   • Gurdjieff connects this type of breathing with yogi breathing.
   • It's a yogi trick of some sort.

Related terms

• yogini

Translations

Verb

yogi (third-person singular simple present yogis, present participle yogi-ing, simple past and past participle yogied)

1. (informal) To turn (someone) into a yogi; to lead into practicing yoga.

Etymology 2

From the cartoon character, Yogi the Bear, who was known for conning tourists out of their picnics.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?jo??i/

Verb

yogi (third-person singular simple present yogis, present participle yogi-ing, simple past and past participle yogied)

1. (US, thru-hiker slang) To persuade someone to give you food or other favors without actually begging.

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Hindi ???? (yog?), from Sanskrit ?????? (yogin). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?jo?.?i/, /?jo?.?i/
• Hyphenation: yo?gi

Noun

yogi m (plural yogi's, feminine yogini)

1. yogi

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /j?.?i/

Noun

yogi m (plural yogis)

1. (yoga) yogi

Related terms

Further reading

• “yogi” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Japanese

Romanization

yogi

1. R?maji transcription of ??
2. R?maji transcription of ??

Javanese

Romanization

yogi

1. Romanization of ?????

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

yogi m (definite singular yogien, indefinite plural yogier, definite plural yogiene)

1. (yoga) yogi

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

yogi m (definite singular yogien, indefinite plural yogiar, definite plural yogiane)

1. (yoga) yogi

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• yogui, iogui

Noun

yogi m, f (plural yogis)

1. (yoga) yogi (yoga practitioner)