yug Meaning, Definition & Usage

Yug, Yu"ga noun (Also<
  • Yug
  • Yuga
)
Etymology
Skr. yuga an age, a yoke. See Yoke.
Definitions
  1. (Hindoo Cosmog.) Any one of the four ages, Krita, or Satya, Treta, Dwapara, and Kali, into which the Hindoos divide the duration or existence of the world.

Webster 1913