Yuga

Yuga Meaning & Origin

About Yuga
The name "Yuga" is of Sanskrit origin and is commonly used in Hindu philosophy to refer to the four distinct ages or epochs that make up a cycle of time. Each Yuga is believed to represent a different stage in the spiritual and moral development of humanity. The four Yugas are Satya Yuga (the age of truth and righteousness), Treta Yuga (the age of ritual sacrifice), Dvapara Yuga (the age of duality and decline), and Kali Yuga (the current age of darkness and moral degradation). The name "Yuga" symbolizes the cyclical nature of time and the ever-changing state of the world.

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Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Yuga are male.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
AK
🗽 NYSIIS
YA
🔊 Soundex
Y020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
Y UW1 G AH0
🌐 IPA
/yuga*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
Y200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Yuga in Braille

Here's how to represent Yuga in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Yuga in braille

How to Spell the Name Yuga in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Yuga using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Yuga in sign language

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