Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [yoo g-uh]
- /ˈyʊg ə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [yoo g-uh]
- /ˈyʊg ə/
Definitions of yuga word
- noun yuga an age of time. 1
- noun yuga any of four ages, the Satya, the Treta, the Dvapara, and the Kali, each worse than the last, forming a cycle due to begin again when the Kali has come to an end. 1
- noun yuga Any of the four ages of the life of the world. 1
- noun yuga (in Hindu cosmology) one of the four ages of mankind, together lasting over 4 million years and marked by a progressive decline in the vitality and morals of men 0
- noun yuga any of the four ages or eras of the world according to Hindu religious writings, each period being shorter, darker, and less righteous than the preceding 0
- noun yuga (religion, Hinduism) In Hindu theology, an epoch or era within a cycle of four ages: 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. 0
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Origin of yuga
First appearance:
before 1775 One of the 45% newest English words
Borrowed into English from Sanskrit around 1775-85
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Parts of speech for Yuga
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
yuga popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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