# yoga
## English

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### Etymology 1

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).

#### Alternative forms

* Yoga

#### Pronunciation

* (US) IPA: /ˈjoʊ.ɡə/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -əʊɡə
* Hyphenation: yo‧ga

#### Noun

yoga (countable and uncountable, plural yogas)
* 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.

##### Derived terms

* aerial yoga
* antigravity yoga
* baby yoga
* Bikram yoga
* doga
* dream yoga
* facial yoga
* goat yoga
* Hatha yoga
* hot yoga
* lemoga
* yoga-babble
* yoga bag
* yoga ball
* yoga mat
* yoga pants
* yogic

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Chamorro yoga.

#### Alternative forms

* joga

#### Noun

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

### Anagrams

* Gayo, Goya, gayo, goya
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## Asturian
### Etymology

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”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʝoɡa/ [ˈɟ͡ʝo.ɣ̞a]
* Rhymes: -oɡa
* Syllabification: yo‧ga

### Noun

yoga m (uncountable)
* yoga (a Hindu discipline)

## Danish
### Etymology

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”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈjoːɡ̊a]

### Noun

yoga
* yoga

#### Declension
## Dutch
### Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit योग (yoga). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjoː.ɣaː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: yo‧ga

### Noun

yoga m (uncountable)
* yoga

#### Derived terms

* yogaën
* yogales
* yogi
* yogisch

## French
### Etymology

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”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /jo.ɡa/
* Audio; “le yoga”:(file)

### Noun

yoga m (uncountable)
* yoga

#### Related terms

* yogique

### Further reading

* “yoga”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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## Indonesian
### Noun

yoga (plural yoga-yoga)
* yoga

## Italian
### Etymology

Internationalism, ultimately from Sanskrit योग (yoga, “yoking, union”). Near-doublet of giogo (“yoke”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjɔ.ɡa/
* Rhymes: -ɔɡa
* Hyphenation: yò‧ga

### Noun

yoga m (invariable)
* yoga

#### Derived terms

* yogico

## Japanese
### Romanization

yoga
* Rōmaji transcription of ヨガ

## Javanese
### Romanization

yoga
* Romanization of ꦪꦺꦴꦒ

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

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”). Doublet of åk.

### Noun

yoga m (definite singular yogaen, indefinite plural yogaer, definite plural yogaene)
* yoga
* disciplines and exercises based on yoga, but removed from the philosophical system

### See also

* yogi

### References

* “yoga” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

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”). Doublet of åk.

### Noun

yoga m (definite singular yogaen, indefinite plural yogaer or yogaar, definite plural yogaene or yogaane)
* yoga
* disciplines and exercises based on yoga, but removed from the philosophical system

### See also

* yogi

### References

* “yoga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old Javanese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit योग (yoga, “meditation”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /jo.ɡa/
* Rhymes: -ɡa
* Hyphenation: yo‧ga

### Noun

yoga
* exertion
* endeavour
* method or practice of mental concentration or penance (to control the senses, arrest the fluctuations (wṛtti) of the mind (citta)
* obtain supernatural power
* achieve union with the deity or liberation

#### Derived terms

* ayoga
* yinoga
* yumoga
* adwayayoga
* amṛtayoga
* antayoga
* atirodrayoga
* cintayoga
* dhyānayoga
* dhāraṇayoga
* dhīrayoga
* paramayoga
* pratyāhārayoga
* prayoga
* prāṇāyamayoga
* ratnatrayayoga
* saṅyoga
* sthitiyoga
* sudhīrayoga
* sūkṣmayoga
* wiyoga
* yogadhāraka
* yogajñāna
* yogakrama
* yogamārga
* yogamāyā
* yogaprawṛtti
* yogarakṣa
* yogasannyāsa
* yogasiddhi
* yogasmaraṇa
* yogasupta
* yogawahni
* yogayajña
* yogaśāstra
* yogābhyāsa
* yogādhipa
* ālambayoga
* śiwatwayoga
* ṣaḍaṅgayoga
* ṣaḍtanuyoga

#### Descendants

* > Javanese: ꦪꦺꦴꦒ (yoga) (inherited)

## Romanian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English yoga or French yoga.

### Noun

yoga f (uncountable)
* yoga

#### Declension

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## Spanish
### Etymology

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”). Doublet of yugo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʝoɡa/ [ˈɟ͡ʝo.ɣ̞a]
* IPA: (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝoɡa/ [ˈɟ͡ʝo.ɣ̞a]
* IPA: (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃoɡa/ [ˈʃo.ɣ̞a]
* IPA: (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒoɡa/ [ˈʒo.ɣ̞a]
* Rhymes: -oɡa
* Syllabification: yo‧ga

### Noun

yoga m (plural yogas)
* yoga

### Further reading

* “yoga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swahili
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

yoga class IX (plural yoga class X)
* yoga

## Tagalog
### Etymology

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”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈjoɡa/ [ˈjoː.ɣɐ]
* Rhymes: -oɡa
* Syllabification: yo‧ga

### Noun

yoga (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜄ)
* yoga

### Anagrams

* agoy, yago

## Turkish
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish یوغا (yoga), from English yoga, 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”). Doublet of yek.

### Noun

yoga (definite accusative yogayı, plural yogalar)
* yoga