anga

American  

[uhng-guh] / ˈʌŋ gə /

noun

1. any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.

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Etymology

Origin of anga

From the Sanskrit word aṅga (plural)

Example Sentences

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anga

In their strangely poetical language, the Tupi Indians, of Brazil, term a child pitanga, "suck soul," from piter, "to suck," anga, "soul."

From The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day by Chamberlain, Alexander F.

Here run two lines of it: “Yanggukeni chajin anga    Wheanpong tora deunda, The thick fog of the Westerners    Broods over Whean peak.”

From The Jacket (Star-Rover) by London, Jack

Anga atu means to go away; anga mai signifies to come.

From Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before by Turner, George

The word for soul is anganga, which is a reduplicated form of anga, a verb meaning "to go" or "to come."

From The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II by Frazer, James George, Sir