جوگا

Punjabi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *yówg-yo-s

Sanskrit योग्य (yogya)

Prakrit 𑀚𑁄𑀕𑁆𑀕 (jŏgga)

Punjabi جوگا (jogā)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑁄𑀕𑁆𑀕 (jŏgga), from Sanskrit योग्य (yogya), from Proto-Indo-European *yówg-yo-s. Compare Saraiki جوڳا (jog̈ā) and Sindhi جوڳو (jog̠o).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒoː.ɡäː/
• Rhymes: -äː
• Hyphenation: جو‧گا

Adjective

جوگا • (jogā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਜੋਗਾ)

1. capable; able; fit for

   Synonym: قابَل (qābal)

   اوْہ اِنّا جوگا ہَے ہی نَئیں۔

   oh īnnā jogā hai hī na'īṉ.

   He's not that capable.

2. worthy

Declension

Declension of جوگا

	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	جوگا (jogā)	جوگے (joge)		جوگی (jogī)	جوگِیاں (jogiyāṉ)
oblique	جوگے (joge)	جوگیاں (jogeyāṉ)		جوگی (jogī)	جوگِیاں (jogiyāṉ)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “جوگا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਜੋਗਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yṓgya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press