جوگی
See also: چوکی
Persian
Alternative forms
- یوگی (yugi)
Etymology
Probably from Middle Persian.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [d͡ʒoː.ɡiː]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒoː.ɡiː]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [d͡ʒoː.ɡiː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [d͡ʒu.ɡi]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒuː.ɡʲiː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɵ.ɡi]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | jōgī |
| Dari reading? | jōgī |
| Iranian reading? | jugi |
| Tajik reading? | jügi |
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)
- devotee
- ascetic, hermit
- (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)
Derived terms
- جوگی بنانا (jogī banānā)
Related terms
- جوگن (jogan, “female ascetic”)
References
- “جوگی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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