Bengali

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit योगिन् (yogin). Compare Hindustani योगी / یوگی (yogī).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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যোগী (jōgi) (feminine যোগিনী (jōgini))

  1. yogi, ascetic

Declension

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Inflection of যোগী
nominative যোগী
jōgi
objective যোগীকে
jōgike
genitive যোগীর
jōgir
Indefinite forms
nominative যোগী
jōgi
objective যোগীকে
jōgike
genitive যোগীর
jōgir
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative যোগীটা, যোগীটি
jōgiṭa (colloquial), jōgiṭi (formal)
যোগীরা
jōgira
objective যোগীটাকে, যোগীটিকে
jōgiṭake (colloquial), jōgiṭike (formal)
যোগীদের(কে)
jōgider(ke)
genitive যোগীটার, যোগীটির
jōgiṭar (colloquial), jōgiṭir (formal)
যোগীদের
jōgider
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

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  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “যোগী”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]