yoni
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit योनि (yoni).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjəʊni/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊni
Noun
yoni (plural yonis)
- 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 2004, p. 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 2001, p. 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 1997, p. 235:
- The goddess blesses him by placing his liṅgam in her yoni.
- 2004, Johanna Wikoff, Deborah Romaine, The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Kama Sutra, Alpha Books 2004, p. 242:
Coordinate terms
- phallus
Derived terms
- yonic
- yoni egg
- yoni massage
Translations
Translations
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jɔ.ni/
Audio (file)
Noun
yoni m (plural yonis)
- yoni
Javanese
Romanization
yoni
- Romanization of ꦪꦺꦴꦤꦶ
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀬𑁄𑀦𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- योनि (Devanagari script)
- যোনি (Bengali script)
- යොනි (Sinhalese script)
- ယောနိ or ယေႃၼိ (Burmese script)
- โยนิ (Thai script)
- ᨿᩮᩣᨶᩥ (Tai Tham script)
- ໂຍນິ or ໂຢນິ (Lao script)
- យោនិ (Khmer script)
- 𑄠𑄮𑄚𑄨 (Chakma script)
Noun
yoni f
- womb
- origin
Declension
Declension table of "yoni" (feminine)
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | yoni | yoniyo or yonī |
Accusative (second) | yoniṃ | yoniyo or yonī |
Instrumental (third) | yoniyā | yonīhi or yonībhi |
Dative (fourth) | yoniyā | yonīnaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | yoniyā or yonyā | yonīhi or yonībhi |
Genitive (sixth) | yoniyā | yonīnaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | yoniyā or yoniyaṃ or yonyaṃ | yonīsu |
Vocative (calling) | yoni | yoniyo or yonī |
References
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “yoni”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit योनि (yoni), possibly via English yoni.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: yo‧ni
- IPA(key): /ˈjoni/, [ˈjo.nɪ]
Noun
yoni (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜈᜒ)
- yoni
- yoni massage
See also
- linggam
Further reading
- “yoni”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018