Ashtangi

noun

Ash·​tan·​gi ash-ˈtäŋ-gē 

plural Ashtangis

: a person who practices or teaches Ashtanga yoga

Within minutes I am just a few blocks away at the yoga studio where I begin my early morning ritual with other Ashtangis …

—Kim Coulter, Yoga Journal, May/June 2002

Word History

Etymology

ashtanga + agental -i (probably after yogi)

First Known Use

1999, in the meaning defined above

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