yoga

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a system of exercises, focusing on breathing techniques, originally practiced as part of the Hindu religion, to promote control of the body and mind

   I always feel calm after practicing yoga.

2. 2
   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.

   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

3. 3
   noun

   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.

4. 4
   name

   One of the six schools of Hindu philosophy.

5. 5
   noun

   Alternative letter-case form of yoga.

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).