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Yes. The word yogi is a Scrabble US word. The word yogi is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word yogi is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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4-letter words (1 found)

YOGI,

3-letter words (3 found)

GIO,GOY,YGO,

2-letter words (6 found)

GI,GO,IO,OI,OY,YO,

You can make 10 words from yogi according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of yogi

yogi

English

Etymology 1

From Hindi योगी (yogī), from Sanskrit योगिन् (yogin), from the verbal root yuj (class 7 present युनक्ति (yunakti, “to connect”)), from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm.

Alternative forms

  • ioggue [17th c.], iogue [17th c.], jogue [17th–19th c.], jougie [18th c.], joguey [18th c.], jogee [19th c.], jogi [19th c.], yoguee [19th c.], yogue [19th c.], yogee [19th c.], yogin [from 19th c.], yoghi (archaic), yoghee (archaic), joghi (archaic), joghee (archaic)

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈjəʊɡi/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈjoʊɡi/
  • Rhymes: -əʊɡi

Noun

yogi (plural yogis)

  1. (yoga) A devotee or adherent of yoga. [from 17th c.]
    • Gurdjieff connects this type of breathing with yogi breathing.
    • It's a yogi trick of some sort.
Related terms
  • yogini
Translations

Verb

yogi (third-person singular simple present yogis, present participle yogi-ing, simple past and past participle yogied)

  1. (transitive, informal) To turn (someone) into a yogi; to lead into practicing yoga.

Etymology 2

From the cartoon character, Yogi Bear, who was known for conning tourists out of their picnics.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈjoʊɡi/

Verb

yogi (third-person singular simple present yogis, present participle yogi-ing, simple past and past participle yogied)

  1. (US, thru-hiker slang) To persuade someone to give you food or other favors without actually begging.

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Hindi योगी (yogī), from Sanskrit योगिन् (yogin). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjoː.ɣi/, /ˈjoː.ɡi/
  • Hyphenation: yo‧gi

Noun

yogi m (plural yogi's, feminine yogini)

  1. yogi

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɔ.ɡi/

Noun

yogi m (plural yogis)

  1. (yoga) yogi

Related terms

Further reading

  • “yogi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Indonesian

Noun

yogi (plural yogi-yogi)

  1. yogi

Japanese

Romanization

yogi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of よぎ
  2. Rōmaji transcription of ヨギ

Javanese

Romanization

yogi

  1. Romanization of ꦪꦺꦴꦒꦶ

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

yogi m (definite singular yogien, indefinite plural yogier, definite plural yogiene)

  1. (yoga) yogi

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

yogi m (definite singular yogien, indefinite plural yogiar, definite plural yogiane)

  1. (yoga) yogi

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • yogui, iogui

Noun

yogi m or f by sense (plural yogis)

  1. (yoga) yogi (yoga practitioner)

Source: wiktionary.org