As a Hindi name
योषा · noun · feminine
नारी । स्त्री । औरत — Śabdasāgara
योषा · yoshā · s.f.
A woman, female; a wife — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1253
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a wooden doll
Verified derivationMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "yoṣā" is the nominative of "yoṣan" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
yoṣā f. = yoṣaṇā, RV. &c. &c. (esp. applied to Uṣas; accord. to Sāy. also ‘a mare’)
(with dāru-mayī) a wooden doll, MBh.
yoṣā, yoṣit f., yoṣitā [Uṇ. 1. 97] A woman, a girl, a young woman in general; gacchatīnāṃ ramaṇavasatiṃ yoṣitāṃ tatra naktaṃ Me. 37; Śi. 4. 42, 8. 25. Comp. — priyā turmeric. — ratnaṃ an excellent woman.
yoṣā f. (-ṣā) A woman. E. yuṣa to serve, Sautra root, causal form, aff. ac and ṭāp.
yoṣan f. id., ib. (also applied to the fingers).
Alternative readings
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