yoni

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit योनि (yoni).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjəʊni/
  • (Indic) IPA(key): /jɐw.ni/, /joː.n̪i/, /joː.niː/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊni

Noun

yoni (plural yonis)

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) The vulva or vagina, or a symbol of them, especially as an object of veneration within certain types of Hinduism, Buddhism, and other cultures.
    • 2004, Johanna Wikoff, Deborah Romaine, The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Kama Sutra, Alpha Books, published 2004, page 242:
      Stroke your partner's thighs and caress her breasts as you make love to her yoni with your mouth and tongue.
    • 2001, David Adams Leeming, A Dictionary of Asian Mythology, Oxford, page 205:
      In Hinduism [...] and Tantrism [...], the yoni is the generative organ of the Goddess.
    • 1997, David R Kinsley, Tantric Visions of the Divine Feminine, University of California, published 1997, page 235:
      The goddess blesses him by placing his liṅgam in her yoni.

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Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit योनि (yoni).

Pronunciation

Noun

yoni m (plural yonis)

  1. yoni

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit योनि (yoni).

Pronunciation

Noun

yoni

  1. yoni

Javanese

Romanization

yoni

  1. romanization of ꦪꦺꦴꦤꦶ

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit योनि (yoni).

Noun

yoni f

  1. womb
  2. origin

Declension

References

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “yoni”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English yoni, from Sanskrit योनि (yoni).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈjoni/ [ˈjoː.n̪ɪ]
  • Rhymes: -oni
  • Syllabification: yo‧ni

Noun

yoni (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜈᜒ)

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) yoni
  2. (slang) yoni massage

See also

Further reading

  • yoni”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

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