yoginin.

Brit.

/jəʊˈɡiːni/, U.S.

/ˌjoʊˈɡini/

Forms:

α. 1800s– yogeenee (rare), 1800s– jogini, 1800s– yoginee, 1800s– yogini, 1800s joginee.

β. 1800s– jogin (rare).

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Hindi. Partly a borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymons: Hindi jogin; Sanskrit yoginī.

Etymology: < (i) Hindi jogin, joginī and its etymon (ii) Sanskrit yoginī female person or being with supernatural powers, in later use also ‘female ascetic or yogi’, use as noun of feminine of yogin (see yogi n.).

1. In Hindu mythology: a fierce female spirit or goddess, esp. one of a group associated with Durga or Shiva.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > other deities > [noun] > Indian or Hindu > lesser deities

Naga1785

yaksha1785

sura1795

yogini1810

yakkha1837

apsara1865

1810 E. Moor Hindu Pantheon 235 Devi first assailed him in the alluring forms of sixty-four yoginis, or female anchorets, but without success.

1832 Asiatic Researches 17 224 Seated on the corpse, he is to perform the usual offerings, and if he does so without fear, the Bhûtas, the Yoginis, and other male or female goblins become his slaves.

1883 M. Williams Relig. Thought & Life in India vii. 188 Another class of manifestation is that of the Yoginīs. These are sometimes represented as eight fairies or sorceresses..sometimes as mere forms of that goddess [sc. Durgā], sixty or sixty-five in number.

1910 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 512/1 The different classes of sorceresses and ogresses, called Yoginis, Dakinis and Sakinis.

1928 A. K. Coomaraswamy Yakṣas i. 9 The Seven Mothers.., the Sixty-four Joginīs,..and some forms of Devī..must have been Yakṣinïs.

2004 Times Lit. Suppl. 21 May 3/1 The clan deities were replaced by a horde of ravishingly beautiful, terrifying and powerful female deities called Yoginis.

2. A female yogi; a woman who is an expert practitioner of yoga. Cf. yogi n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Hinduism > systems of philosophy > [noun] > yoga > adherent of

santon1599

yogi1613

yogist1860

yogi-man1894

yogini1898

1898 W. J. Flagg Yoga xxv. 281 Confined to monasteries and nunneries, the eccentricities and ‘enthusiasms’ of the yogis and yoginis could be controlled or hidden, and even made to do service to the Church.

1924 Times India 10 Apr. 8/2 In the course of the proceedings, a ‘Yogini’ (woman-hermit) of the orthodox party stood up to give her opinion.

1969 ‘R. Farre’ Beckoning Land xvi. 196 She wore an unbleached off-white sari and her black hair hung loose denoting that she had freed herself from worldly ties and that she was a yogini (a female yogi).

2008 Yoga Jrnl. June 74/1 At the time I was a new yogini—my practice born at the local YMCA—still fumbling and all about asana.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	yogini
释义	yoginin. Brit. /jəʊˈɡiːni/, U.S. /ˌjoʊˈɡini/ Forms: α. 1800s– yogeenee (rare), 1800s– jogini, 1800s– yoginee, 1800s– yogini, 1800s joginee. β. 1800s– jogin (rare). Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Hindi. Partly a borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymons: Hindi jogin; Sanskrit yoginī. Etymology: < (i) Hindi jogin, joginī and its etymon (ii) Sanskrit yoginī female person or being with supernatural powers, in later use also ‘female ascetic or yogi’, use as noun of feminine of yogin (see yogi n.). 1. In Hindu mythology: a fierce female spirit or goddess, esp. one of a group associated with Durga or Shiva. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > other deities > [noun] > Indian or Hindu > lesser deities Naga1785 yaksha1785 sura1795 yogini1810 yakkha1837 apsara1865 1810 E. Moor Hindu Pantheon 235 Devi first assailed him in the alluring forms of sixty-four yoginis, or female anchorets, but without success. 1832 Asiatic Researches 17 224 Seated on the corpse, he is to perform the usual offerings, and if he does so without fear, the Bhûtas, the Yoginis, and other male or female goblins become his slaves. 1883 M. Williams Relig. Thought & Life in India vii. 188 Another class of manifestation is that of the Yoginīs. These are sometimes represented as eight fairies or sorceresses..sometimes as mere forms of that goddess [sc. Durgā], sixty or sixty-five in number. 1910 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 512/1 The different classes of sorceresses and ogresses, called Yoginis, Dakinis and Sakinis. 1928 A. K. Coomaraswamy Yakṣas i. 9 The Seven Mothers.., the Sixty-four Joginīs,..and some forms of Devī..must have been Yakṣinïs. 2004 Times Lit. Suppl. 21 May 3/1 The clan deities were replaced by a horde of ravishingly beautiful, terrifying and powerful female deities called Yoginis. 2. A female yogi; a woman who is an expert practitioner of yoga. Cf. yogi n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Hinduism > systems of philosophy > [noun] > yoga > adherent of santon1599 yogi1613 yogist1860 yogi-man1894 yogini1898 1898 W. J. Flagg Yoga xxv. 281 Confined to monasteries and nunneries, the eccentricities and ‘enthusiasms’ of the yogis and yoginis could be controlled or hidden, and even made to do service to the Church. 1924 Times India 10 Apr. 8/2 In the course of the proceedings, a ‘Yogini’ (woman-hermit) of the orthodox party stood up to give her opinion. 1969 ‘R. Farre’ Beckoning Land xvi. 196 She wore an unbleached off-white sari and her black hair hung loose denoting that she had freed herself from worldly ties and that she was a yogini (a female yogi). 2008 Yoga Jrnl. June 74/1 At the time I was a new yogini—my practice born at the local YMCA—still fumbling and all about asana. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1810
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