جوگی

See also: چوکی‎

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from Middle Persian.

Pronunciation

  • (Dari): IPA(key): /d͡ʒoːɡiː/

Noun

جوگی • (jugi)

  1. yogi
  2. an Indian religious mendicant

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit योगिन् (yogin). Compare Punjabi ਜੋਗੀ (jogī), Bengali যোগী (jōgi), Marathi जोगी (jogī). Equivalent to جوگ‎ (jog, “lit. union [with God], monastic renunciation, asceticism”) +‎ ـی‎ (-ī).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d͡ʒoː.ɡiː/

Noun

جوگی • (jogī) m (Hindi spelling जोगी)

  1. devotee
  2. ascetic, hermit
  3. (colloquial) an itinerant conjurer or snake charmer similar to a gypsy (probably due to the popular association of supernatural or miraculous powers with Sufi monks)

Declension

Declension of جوگی
singular plural
direct جوگی‎ (jogī) جوگی‎ (jogī)
oblique جوگی‎ (jogī) جوگیوں‎ (jogiyō̃)
vocative جوگی‎ (jogī) جوگیو‎ (jogiyō)

Synonyms

  • (devotee, ascetic): مجاور‎ (mujāvir, mujāvar)

Coordinate terms

راہب‎ (rāhib), قلندر‎ (qalandar)

Derived terms

  • جوگی بنانا‎ (jogī banānā)
  • جوگن‎ (jogan, “female ascetic”)

References

  • “جوگی”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

Ushojo

Noun

جوگی (jōgī)

  1. magician, sorcerer, wizard
    Synonym: جادوگر (jādōgar)
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