"yuga" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: yugas [plural]
Etymology: From Sanskrit युग (yuga). Doublet of yoke. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sa|युग}} Sanskrit युग (yuga), {{doublet|en|yoke}} Doublet of yoke Head templates: {{en-noun}} yuga (plural yugas)
  1. (Hinduism) In Hindu theology, a period of a few hundred or thousand years, or 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. Wikipedia link: yuga Tags: Hinduism Categories (topical): Hinduism Synonyms: yug [archaic], Yuga Derived forms: Dvapara Yuga, Kali Yuga, Krita Yuga, mahayuga, Satya Yuga, Treta Yuga Related terms: kalpa, day of Brahma, life cycle of Brahma Translations (Hindu epoch or era): युग (yug) [masculine] (Hindi), југа (juga) [feminine] (Macedonian), युग (yuga) [masculine] (Sanskrit), యుగము (yugamu) (Telugu)

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