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yuga

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

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In Hindu theology, a period of a few hundred or thousand years, or an epoch or era within a cycle of four ages, catur-yuga catur-yuga: the Satya Yuga (or Krita Yuga), the Dvapara Yuga, the Treta Yuga and finally the Kali Yuga, with lengths ranging from 432,000 to 1,728,000 years.

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Usage: Hinduism

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Etymology

From Sanskrit युग (yuga). Doublet of yoke.

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Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hindi: युग (yug) — Hindu epoch or era
  • Javanese: ꦪꦸꦒ (yuga) — Hindu epoch or era
  • Macedonian: југа (juga) — Hindu epoch or era
  • Sanskrit: युग (yuga) — Hindu epoch or era
  • Tamil: யுகம் (yukam) — Hindu epoch or era
  • Telugu: యుగము (yugamu) — Hindu epoch or era