yoga
nounnouncommon in dialogue
- United States//ˈjoʊ.ɡə//
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.
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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.
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *yewg- Proto-Indo-European *yówg-os 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).
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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.
Etymology
Borrowed from Chamorro yoga.
Forms
- plural
- yogas
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