yogi

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun United States baseball player (born 1925)
  2. noun one who practices yoga and has achieved a high level of spiritual insight

Etymology

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

Berra, Lawrence Peter Berra, Yogi Berra

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