योगिनी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit योगिनी (yoginī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /joː.ɡɪ.niː/

Noun

योगिनी • (yoginī) f (masculine योगी)

1. yogini, female yogi
2. female magician

   Synonym: जादूगरनी (jādūgarnī)

Declension

Declension of योगिनी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	योगिनी yoginī	योगिनियाँ yoginiyā̃
oblique	योगिनी yoginī	योगिनियों yoginiyõ
vocative	योगिनी yoginī	योगिनियो yoginiyo

Sanskrit

Etymology

From योग (yoga, “Yoga”) +‎ -इनी (-inī).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /jɐw.ɡi.niː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈjoː.ɡi.n̪iː/

Noun

योगिनी • (yoginī) stem, f (masculine योगिन्)

1. Yogini, one who practises Yoga (feminine)

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of योगिनी (yoginī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	योगिनी yoginī	योगिन्यौ / योगिनी¹ yoginyau / yoginī¹	योगिन्यः / योगिनीः¹ yoginyaḥ / yoginīḥ¹
Vocative	योगिनि yogini	योगिन्यौ / योगिनी¹ yoginyau / yoginī¹	योगिन्यः / योगिनीः¹ yoginyaḥ / yoginīḥ¹
Accusative	योगिनीम् yoginīm	योगिन्यौ / योगिनी¹ yoginyau / yoginī¹	योगिनीः yoginīḥ
Instrumental	योगिन्या yoginyā	योगिनीभ्याम् yoginībhyām	योगिनीभिः yoginībhiḥ
Dative	योगिन्यै yoginyai	योगिनीभ्याम् yoginībhyām	योगिनीभ्यः yoginībhyaḥ
Ablative	योगिन्याः / योगिन्यै² yoginyāḥ / yoginyai²	योगिनीभ्याम् yoginībhyām	योगिनीभ्यः yoginībhyaḥ
Genitive	योगिन्याः / योगिन्यै² yoginyāḥ / yoginyai²	योगिन्योः yoginyoḥ	योगिनीनाम् yoginīnām
Locative	योगिन्याम् yoginyām	योगिन्योः yoginyoḥ	योगिनीषु yoginīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Hindi: योगिनी (yoginī)
• English: yogini