Yoda

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/ˈjəʊdə/

proper noun

A wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise.

“You translated the words correctly, but the sentences are very Yoda-like. Perhaps you should review your grammar.”

OriginSanskrit योद्धा →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise.
  2. attributivegrammarDenoting an odd or eccentric word order, as typified by Yoda in lines such as: "Into exile I must go. Failed I have."

    You translated the words correctly, but the sentences are very Yoda-like. Perhaps you should review your grammar.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
yodaspeak

Origin

  1. Sanskritयोद्धा“warrior”
  2. EnglishYoda

The character was introduced in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Perhaps from Sanskrit योद्धा (yoddhā, “warrior”), nominative singular of योद्धृ (yoddhṛ).

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Translations

Arabic يُودَا
  • يُودَا (yūdā)wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
Bengali ইয়োডা
  • ইয়োডা (iẏōḍa)wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
Bulgarian Йода
  • Йода (Joda)wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
Chinese Cantonese 尤達 /尤达
  • 尤達 /尤达 (jau⁴ daat⁶)wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
Chinese Mandarin 尤達 /尤达
  • 尤達 /尤达 (Yóudá)wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
Esperanto Joda
  • Jodawise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
German Yoda
  • Yodawise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
Greek Γιόντα
  • Γιόντα (Giónta)wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
Hebrew יוֹדָּה
  • יוֹדָּה (yóda)wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
Hindi योडा, योद्धा
  • योडा (yoḍā)wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
  • योद्धा (yoddhā)wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
Italian Yoda
  • Yodawise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
Japanese ヨーダ
  • ヨーダ (yōda)wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
Korean 요다
  • 요다 (yoda)wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
Persian یودا
  • یوداwise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
Polish Yoda
  • Yodawise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
Russian Йода
  • Йода (Joda)wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
Spanish Yoda
  • Yodawise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
Tamil யொடா
  • யொடா (yoṭā)wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
Thai โยดา
  • โยดา (yoo-daa)wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise
Urdu یوڈا
  • یوڈا (yoḍā)wise, elderly Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Yoda

sodacodapagodaRhoda
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Anagrams

OdayOyda
Cite this entry
APA

Yoda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yoda

MLA

“Yoda.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yoda. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yoda,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yoda.

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