yoga
/ˈjoʊ.ɡə/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
Countable; Uncountable
name
One of the six schools of Hindu philosophy.
Example Sentences
- "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"
- "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."
- "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
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).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *yáwgas
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈjoʊ.ɡə/
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Synonyms
yoga tree