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) (feminine 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

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “যোগী”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]