yoni

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit योनि (yoni).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjəʊni/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊni

Noun

yoni (plural yonis)

  1. 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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɔ.ni/
  • (file)

Noun

yoni m (plural yonis)

  1. yoni

Indonesian

Noun

yoni (first-person possessive yoniku, second-person possessive yonimu, third-person possessive yoninya)

  1. yoni: The vulva or vagina, or a symbol of them, especially as an object of veneration within certain types of Hinduism, Buddhism, and other cultures.

Javanese

Romanization

yoni

  1. Romanization of ꦪꦺꦴꦤꦶ

Pali

Alternative forms

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/ [ˈjo.nɪ]
  • Rhymes: -oni
  • Syllabification: yo‧ni

Noun

yoni (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜈᜒ)

  1. yoni
  2. (slang) yoni massage

See also

Further reading

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