جوگی

See also: چوکی‎

Persian

Alternative forms

یوگی‎ (yugi)

Etymology

Probably from Middle Persian.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /d͡ʒoːɡiː/

(Dari): IPA^(key): /d͡ʒoːɡiː/

(Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /d͡ʒuːɡiː/
(Tajik): IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɵːɡiː/

Noun

جوگی • (jugi)

yogi
an Indian religious mendicant

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit योगिन् (yogin). Compare Punjabi ਜੋਗੀ (jogī), Bengali যোগী (ĵogī), 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)

Coordinate terms

راہب‎ (rāhib), قلندر‎ (qalandar)

Derived terms

جوگی بنانا‎ (jogī banānā)

Related terms

جوگن‎ (jogan, “female ascetic”)

References

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

Ushojo

Noun

جوگی (jōgī)

magician, sorcerer, wizard
Synonym: جادوگر (jādōgar)