योग्य

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit योग्य (yogya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /joːɡ.jᵊ/, /joːɡ.jə/, [joːɡ.jɐ]

Adjective

योग्य • (yogya) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling یوگیہ)

1. deserving, capable
2. eligible, qualified

Related terms

• अयोग्य (ayogya)

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit योग्य (yogya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /joɡ.jə/

Adjective

योग्य • (yogya)

1. suitable
2. worthy, qualified
3. right, proper

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “योग्य”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “योग्य”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• যোগ্য (Assamese script)
• ᬬᭀᬕ᭄ᬬ (Balinese script)
• যোগ্য (Bengali script)
• 𑰧𑰺𑰐𑰿𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀬𑁄𑀕𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• ယောဂျ (Burmese script)
• યોગ્ય (Gujarati script)
• ਯੋਗ੍ਯ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍍𑌯 (Grantha script)
• ꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾ (Javanese script)
• 𑂨𑂷𑂏𑂹𑂨 (Kaithi script)
• ಯೋಗ್ಯ (Kannada script)
• យោគ្យ (Khmer script)
• ໂຍຄ຺ຍ (Lao script)
• യോഗ്യ (Malayalam script)
• ᠶᠣᡤᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘧𑘻𑘐𑘿𑘧 (Modi script)
• ᠶ᠋ᠣᠸᠠᠺᠶ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧇𑧜𑦰𑧠𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐫𑑀𑐐𑑂𑐫 (Newa script)
• ଯୋଗ୍ଯ (Odia script)
• ꢫꣂꢔ꣄ꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆪𑆾𑆓𑇀𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖧𑖺𑖐𑖿𑖧 (Siddham script)
• යොග්‍ය (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩻𑩕𑩞 𑪙𑩻 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚣𑚴𑚌𑚶𑚣 (Takri script)
• யோக்³ய (Tamil script)
• యోగ్య (Telugu script)
• โยคฺย (Thai script)
• ཡོ་གྱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒨𑒼𑒑𑓂𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨪𑨆𑨍𑩇𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *yówg-yo-s (“draught animal, fit for yoking”), from *yewg- (“to yoke”). See योग (yoga) and युज् (yuj) for more; outside of Indic, cognate with Proto-Germanic *jaukiją (“draught animal”) (whence Old Norse eykr).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /jɐ́wɡ.jɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈjoːɡ.jɐ/

Noun

योग्य • (yógya) stem, m

1. draught animal
   • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of योग्य (yógya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	योग्यः yógyaḥ	योग्यौ / योग्या¹ yógyau / yógyā¹	योग्याः / योग्यासः¹ yógyāḥ / yógyāsaḥ¹
Vocative	योग्य yógya	योग्यौ / योग्या¹ yógyau / yógyā¹	योग्याः / योग्यासः¹ yógyāḥ / yógyāsaḥ¹
Accusative	योग्यम् yógyam	योग्यौ / योग्या¹ yógyau / yógyā¹	योग्यान् yógyān
Instrumental	योग्येन yógyena	योग्याभ्याम् yógyābhyām	योग्यैः / योग्येभिः¹ yógyaiḥ / yógyebhiḥ¹
Dative	योग्याय yógyāya	योग्याभ्याम् yógyābhyām	योग्येभ्यः yógyebhyaḥ
Ablative	योग्यात् yógyāt	योग्याभ्याम् yógyābhyām	योग्येभ्यः yógyebhyaḥ
Genitive	योग्यस्य yógyasya	योग्ययोः yógyayoḥ	योग्यानाम् yógyānām
Locative	योग्ये yógye	योग्ययोः yógyayoḥ	योग्येषु yógyeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Adjective

योग्य • (yógya) stem

1. fit for the yoke
2. useful, serviceable, proper, fit or qualified for
   • Mbh

Related terms

• योग (yoga)
• युग (yuga)
• युनक्ति (yunakti)

Descendants

• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀚𑁄𑀕𑁆𑀕 (jogga)
• Pali: yogga
• → Bengali: যোগ্য (jōggo) (learned)
• → Kannada: ಯೋಗ್ಯ (yōgya) (learned)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “योग्य”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0858.