Standard Lemma guide

Yoda

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • yō'də
  • /ˈjəʊdə/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊdə
  • CMU ARPABET: Y OW1 D AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A type of an odd or eccentric word order, as typified by Yoda in lines such as, "Into exile I must go. Failed I have."

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Examples

  • You translated the words correctly, but the sentences are very Yoda-like. Perhaps you should review your grammar.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Yodaspeak, Yodaish

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

The character was introduced in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Perhaps from Sanskrit योद्धा (yoddhā, “warrior”), nominative singular of योद्धृ (yoddhṛ).

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: يُودَا (yūdā) — wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
  • Belarusian: Ёда (Jóda) — wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
  • Bengali: ইয়োডা (iẏōḍa) — wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
  • Bulgarian: Йода (Joda) — wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
  • Chinese Cantonese: 尤達 /尤达 (jau4 daat6) — wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
  • Chinese Mandarin: 尤達 /尤达 (Yóudá) — wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
  • Esperanto: Joda — wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
  • German: Yoda — wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
  • Greek: Γιόντα (Giónta) — wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
  • Gujarati: યોડા (yoḍā) — wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
  • Hebrew: יוֹדָּה (yóda) — wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
  • Hindi: योडा (yoḍā) — wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
  • Hindi: योद्धा (yoddhā) — wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
  • Italian: Yoda — wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
  • Japanese: ヨーダ (yōda) — wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
  • Kazakh: Йода (İoda) — wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
  • Korean: 요다 (yoda) — wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
  • Macedonian: Јода (Joda) — wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
  • Persian: یودا — wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
  • Polish: Yoda — wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
  • Russian: Йода (Joda) — wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
  • Spanish: Yoda — wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
  • Tamil: யொடா (yoṭā) — wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
  • Thai: โยดา (yoo-daa) — wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
  • Urdu: یوڈا (yoḍā) — wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise