योजना

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit योजना (yojanā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /joːd͡ʒ.nɑː/, [joːd͡ʒ.näː]

Noun

योजना • (yojnāf

  1. plan, scheme, strategy
  2. design

Declension

Declension of योजना (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct योजना
yojnā
योजनाएँ
yojnāẽ
oblique योजना
yojnā
योजनाओं
yojnāõ
vocative योजना
yojnā
योजनाओ
yojnāo

References

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit योजना (yojanā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jod͡ʑ.na/

Noun

योजना • (yojnāf

  1. plan, scheme, program

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “योजना”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Sanskrit

From योजन (yójana, act of joining), from the root युज् (yuj), युग् (yug, to join) (compare युनक्ति (yunákti, to join)), from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- (to join).

Pronunciation

Noun

योजना • (yojanā) stemf

  1. yoking, building
  2. plan, scheme, strategy
  3. design
  4. measure of distance

Descendants

  • Hindi: योजना (yojnā)
  • Kannada: ಯೋಚನೆ (yōcane)
  • Marathi: योजना (yojnā)
  • Tamil: யோசனை (yōcaṉai)
  • Telugu: యోచన (yōcana)

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