Jogi, Jōgī, Jogī: 5 definitions

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Jogi means something in the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

India history and geography

Source: Shodhganga: A translation of Jhaverchand Meghanis non translated folk tales

Jogi refers to “An ascetic”.—It is defined in the glossary attached to the study dealing with Gujarat Folk tales composed by Gujarati poet Jhaverchand Meghani (1896-1947)

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

jōgī (जोगी).—m (yōgī S) A devotee or ascetic gen: also an individual of an order of devotees who do not wholly renounce worldly engagements. Pr. jōgyānēṃ jōḍalēṃ āṇi kutaṛyānēṃ khāllēṃ. Pr. navā jōgī āṇi gāṇḍabhara jaṭā Used of one who vaunts and blusters greatly after but a little service. Pr. jōgyācēṃ karaḍūṃ lāḍakēṃ The kid of the (solitary) jōgī is dear unto him (as a daughter). (2 Sam. xii. 3.) 2 A kind of snake. It is venomous, and is covered with dull blotches or discolorations. 3 f or jōgī asāvarī The name of a rāgiṇī. See rāga.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

jōgī (जोगी).—m An ascetic. A kind of snake.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Jogī (जोगी):—(nm) an ascetic, a mendicant; —[bananā] to renounce the world.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Jōgi (ಜೋಗಿ):—

1) [noun] a contemplative saint; an ascetic.

2) [noun] a vagrant beggar; a mendicant.

3) [noun] ಜೋಗಿ ಜೋಗಿಯನ್ನು ತಬ್ಬಿಕೊಂಡರೆ ಮೈಯೆಲ್ಲಾ ಬರಿ ಬೂದಿ [jogi jogiyannu tabbikomdare maiyella bari budi] jōgi jōgiyannu tabbikoṇḍare maiyellā bari būdi (prov.) a man in distress cannot get any thing from another in a similar state, except distress; one pirate gets nothing of another but his cask.

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Jōgi (ಜೋಗಿ):—[noun] a kind of poisonous snake.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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