yoni

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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