Standard Lemma guide

yogi

adj · noun · verb · 7 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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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈjəʊɡi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈjoʊɡi/
  • rhymes with -əʊɡi
  • CMU ARPABET: Y OW1 G IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Alternative letter-case form of yogi.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, not-comparable

Examples

  • In this picture he is performing his famous Yogi trick of swallowing a package of needles and some thread and extracting the needles threaded.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A devotee or adherent of yoga.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: yoga

Examples

  • Gurdjieff connects this type of breathing with yogi breathing.
  • It's a yogi trick of some sort.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative letter-case form of yogi.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

Examples

  • Whoever has not abandoned desire for fruits of action and still have self-centered objectives can never become a Yogi or a practitioner of spiritual communion through work.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To turn (someone) into a yogi; to lead into practicing yoga.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To persuade someone to give you food or other favors without actually begging.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Qualifier: thru-hiker slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

one who practices yoga and has achieved a high level of spiritual insight

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: philosopher

7

noun

Meaning 7

United States baseball player (born 1925)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Berra, Lawrence Peter Berra, Yogi Berra

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ballplayer, baseball player

History

Etymology

From Hindi योगी (yogī), from Sanskrit योगिन् (yogin), from the verbal root yuj (class 7 present युनक्ति (yunakti, “to connect”)), from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm.

From the cartoon character, Yogi Bear, who was known for conning tourists out of their picnics.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: յոգ (yog) — yoga practitioner
  • Breton: yogi — yoga practitioner
  • Catalan: iogui — yoga practitioner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 瑜伽士 (yújiāshì) — yoga practitioner
  • Czech: jogín — yoga practitioner
  • Finnish: joogi — yoga practitioner
  • French: yogi — yoga practitioner
  • Georgian: იოგი (iogi) — yoga practitioner
  • Hindi: योगी (yogī) — yoga practitioner
  • Hungarian: jógi — yoga practitioner
  • Japanese: ヨギ (yogi) — yoga practitioner
  • Malayalam: യോഗി (yōgi) — yoga practitioner
  • Marathi: योगी (yogī) — yoga practitioner
  • Polish: jogin — yoga practitioner
  • Polish: joginka — yoga practitioner
  • Portuguese: yogi — yoga practitioner
  • Portuguese: yogui — yoga practitioner
  • Portuguese: iogui — yoga practitioner
  • Punjabi: ਯੋਗੀ (yogī) — yoga practitioner
  • Russian: йог (jog) — yoga practitioner
  • Spanish: yogui — yoga practitioner
  • Swedish: yogi — yoga practitioner
  • Thai: โยคี (yoo-kii) — yoga practitioner
  • Turkish: yogi — yoga practitioner
  • Ukrainian: йог (joh) — yoga practitioner