যোগী

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit योगिन् (yogin). Compare Hindustani योगी / یوگی (yogī).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d͡ʒoɡi/, [ˈd͡ʒoɡiˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑoɡi/, [ˈdʑoɡiˑ]

Noun

যোগী • (jōgi) (female equivalent যোগিনী (jōgini))

  1. yogi, ascetic

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative যোগী (jōgi)
objective যোগীকে (jōgike)
genitive যোগীর (jōgir)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative যোগীটা, যোগীটি (jōgiṭa (colloquial), jōgiṭi (formal)) যোগীরা (jōgira)
objective যোগীটাকে, যোগীটিকে (jōgiṭake (colloquial), jōgiṭike (formal)) যোগীদের(কে) (jōgider(ke))
genitive যোগীটার, যোগীটির (jōgiṭar (colloquial), jōgiṭir (formal)) যোগীদের (jōgider)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

  • Biswas, Sailendra (2000), “যোগী”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.
  • Biswas, Sailendra (2004), “যোগী”, in সংসদ বাংলা অভিধান, 7th edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad.
  • Bhaṭṭācārya, Subhāsha (2003), “যোগী”, in Saṁsada Bāṁlā uccāraṇa abhidhāna, 2nd edition, Kalikata: Sāhitya Saṃsada, →OCLC.
  • Dāsa, Jñānendramohana (1937-1938), “যোগী”, in Bāṅgālā bhāshāra abhidhāna (in Bengali), 2nd edition, Kalikata: Indian Publishing House, →OCLC.
  • যোগী”, in Accessible Dictionary [Bengali-English], Bangladesh: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), 2018.