Yoda

English

Etymology

The character was introduced in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Perhaps from Sanskrit योद्धा (yoddhā, “warrior”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• enPR: yō'də, IPA^(key): /ˈjəʊdə/

• Audio (General American):

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• Rhymes: -əʊdə

Proper noun

Yoda

1. A wise old Jedi Master in the Star Wars films.
2. (grammar) Used to describe 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.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Yoda.

Derived terms

• Yoda condition
• Yodaesque
• Yodalike
• Yodaspeak

Translations

A wise old Jedi Master in the Star Wars films

• Arabic: يودا
• Belarusian: Ёда (Jóda)
• Bulgarian: Йода (Joda)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 尤達／尤达 (jau⁴ daat⁶)

  Mandarin: 尤達／尤达 (Yóudá)

• Esperanto: Joda
• Greek: Γιόντα (el) (Giónta)
• Hebrew: יודה
• Japanese: ヨーダ
• Kazakh: Йода (İoda)
• Korean: 요다 (yoda)
• Macedonian: Јода m (Joda)
• Persian: یودا
• Polish: Yoda m
• Russian: Йода (Joda)
• Thai: โยดา (yoo-daa)

Further reading

• Yoda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Oday

Japanese

Romanization

Yoda

1. Rōmaji transcription of よだ