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yoni

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit योनि (yoni).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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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French

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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yoni m (plural yonis)

  1. yoni

Indonesian

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Noun

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yoni

  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

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Romanization

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yoni

  1. Romanization of ꦪꦺꦴꦤꦶ

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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yoni f

  1. womb
  2. origin

Declension

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References

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

Tagalog

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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yoni (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜈᜒ)

  1. yoni
  2. (slang) yoni massage

See also

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Further reading

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

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