Yuga

[ yoog-uh ]

noun

, Hinduism.

1. an age of time.
2. any of four ages, the Satya, the Treta, the Dvapara, and the Kali, each worse than the last, forming a cycle due to begin again when the Kali has come to an end.

Yuga

/ ˈjʊɡə /

noun

1. (in Hindu cosmology) one of the four ages of mankind, together lasting over 4 million years and marked by a progressive decline in the vitality and morals of men

Word History and Origins

Origin of Yuga¹

Borrowed into English from Sanskrit around 1775–85

Word History and Origins

Origin of Yuga¹

C18: from Sanskrit: yoke, race of men, era; see yoke

Example Sentences

Last month Yuga Labs - the creators of the talismanic Bored Ape NFTs - announced an unspecified number of redundancies.

From BBC

In December, a lawyer in California sued two crypto companies, MoonPay and Yuga Labs, accusing them of using a “vast network of A-list musicians, athletes and celebrity clients” to mislead investors about digital assets.

From New York Times

A spokeswoman for Yuga Labs said the company had “never paid a celebrity to join the club.”

From New York Times

The colored balls form part of TwelveFold, a collection of 300 images of 3D objects rendered in a square grid, from NFT developers Yuga Labs, best known for its Bored Ape Yacht Club.

From Reuters

Yuga Labs, the creator of the NFT franchise Bored Ape Yacht Club, has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against the artist Ryder Ripps, accusing him of copying its imagery.

From New York Times