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yogi
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)
- (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.
- 2009, Karen Armstrong, The Case for God, Vintage 2010, p. 30:
Related terms
- yogini
Translations
Verb
yogi (third-person singular simple present yogis, present participle yogi-ing, simple past and past participle yogied)
- (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)
- (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)
- yogi
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /j?.?i/
Noun
yogi m (plural yogis)
- (yoga) yogi
Related terms
Further reading
- “yogi” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Japanese
Romanization
yogi
- R?maji transcription of ??
- R?maji transcription of ??
Javanese
Romanization
yogi
- Romanization of ?????
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
yogi m (definite singular yogien, indefinite plural yogier, definite plural yogiene)
- (yoga) yogi
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
yogi m (definite singular yogien, indefinite plural yogiar, definite plural yogiane)
- (yoga) yogi
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- yogui, iogui
Noun
yogi m, f (plural yogis)
- (yoga) yogi (yoga practitioner)
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yoni
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit ???? (yoni).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?j??ni/
- Rhymes: -??ni
Noun
yoni (plural yonis)
- The vulva or vagina, or a symbol of them, especially as an object of veneration within certain types of Hinduism, Buddhism, and other cultures.
- 2004, Johanna Wikoff, Deborah Romaine, The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Kama Sutra, Alpha Books 2004, p. 242:
- Stroke your partner's thighs and caress her breasts as you make love to her yoni with your mouth and tongue.
- 2001, David Adams Leeming, A Dictionary of Asian Mythology, Oxford 2001, p. 205:
- In Hinduism [...] and Tantrism [...], the yoni is the generative organ of the Goddess.
- 1997, David R Kinsley, Tantric Visions of the Divine Feminine, University of California 1997, p. 235:
- The goddess blesses him by placing his li?gam in her yoni.
- 2004, Johanna Wikoff, Deborah Romaine, The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Kama Sutra, Alpha Books 2004, p. 242:
Derived terms
- yonic
- yoni egg
- yoni massage
Translations
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /j?.ni/
Noun
yoni m (plural yonis)
- yoni
Javanese
Romanization
yoni
- Romanization of ?????
Pali
Alternative forms
Noun
yoni ?
- womb
- origin
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