योनि
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit योनि (yoni).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
योनि • (yoni) f (Urdu spelling یونی)
Declension edit
Declension of योनि (fem i-stem)
Derived terms edit
- योनि मैथुन (yoni maithun)
- योनि सेक्स (yoni seks)
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Noun edit
योनि f
- Devanagari script form of yoni (“womb”)
Declension edit
Declension table of "योनि" (feminine)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | योनि (yoni) | योनियो (yoniyo) or योनी (yonī) |
Accusative (second) | योनिं (yoniṃ) | योनियो (yoniyo) or योनी (yonī) |
Instrumental (third) | योनिया (yoniyā) | योनीहि (yonīhi) or योनीभि (yonībhi) |
Dative (fourth) | योनिया (yoniyā) | योनीनं (yonīnaṃ) |
Ablative (fifth) | योनिया (yoniyā) or योन्या (yonyā) | योनीहि (yonīhi) or योनीभि (yonībhi) |
Genitive (sixth) | योनिया (yoniyā) | योनीनं (yonīnaṃ) |
Locative (seventh) | योनिया (yoniyā) or योनियं (yoniyaṃ) or योन्यं (yonyaṃ) | योनीसु (yonīsu) |
Vocative (calling) | योनि (yoni) | योनियो (yoniyo) or योनी (yonī) |
Sanskrit edit
Alternative forms edit
- योनी (yonī)
Alternative scripts edit
Alternative scripts
- যোনি (Assamese script)
- ᬬᭀᬦᬶ (Balinese script)
- যোনি (Bengali script)
- 𑰧𑰺𑰡𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀬𑁄𑀦𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- ယောနိ (Burmese script)
- યોનિ (Gujarati script)
- ਯੋਨਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌯𑍋𑌨𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦪꦺꦴꦤꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂨𑂷𑂢𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ಯೋನಿ (Kannada script)
- យោនិ (Khmer script)
- ໂຍນິ (Lao script)
- യോനി (Malayalam script)
- ᠶᠣᠨᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘧𑘻𑘡𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᠶ᠋ᠣᠸᠠᠨᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧇𑧜𑧁𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐫𑑀𑐣𑐶 (Newa script)
- ଯୋନି (Odia script)
- ꢫꣂꢥꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆪𑆾𑆤𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖧𑖺𑖡𑖰 (Siddham script)
- යොනි (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩻𑩕𑩯𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚣𑚴𑚝𑚮 (Takri script)
- யோநி (Tamil script)
- యోని (Telugu script)
- โยนิ (Thai script)
- ཡོ་ནི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒨𑒼𑒢𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨪𑨆𑨝𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *yawni (“abode”) (compare Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬊𐬥𐬀 (huiiaona, “possessing good abodes”)), beyond which its origin is disputed. Van Beek adduces Ancient Greek εὐνή (eunḗ) and εὖνις (eûnis) and furthermore ὑμήν (humḗn), rejecting the traditional equation to स्यूमन् (syū́man), and reconstructing a root reflected in यु (yu), युयोति (yuyóti).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
योनि • (yóni) stem, m or f by sense
- the womb, uterus, vulva, vagina, female organs of generation, (together with the lingam, a typical symbol of the divine procreative energy)
- place of birth, source, origin, spring, fountain
- place of rest (repository, receptacle, seat, abode, home, lair, nest, stable)
- family, race, stock, caste, the form of existence or station fixed by birth
- seed, grain
- mine
- a particular part of a firepit
- water
- copper
- of a particular verse or formula
- the regent of the nakṣatra- pūrvaphalgunī
Declension edit
Masculine i-stem declension of योनि (yóni) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | योनिः yóniḥ |
योनी yónī |
योनयः yónayaḥ |
Vocative | योने yóne |
योनी yónī |
योनयः yónayaḥ |
Accusative | योनिम् yónim |
योनी yónī |
योनीन् yónīn |
Instrumental | योनिना / योन्या¹ yóninā / yónyā¹ |
योनिभ्याम् yónibhyām |
योनिभिः yónibhiḥ |
Dative | योनये yónaye |
योनिभ्याम् yónibhyām |
योनिभ्यः yónibhyaḥ |
Ablative | योनेः / योन्यः¹ yóneḥ / yónyaḥ¹ |
योनिभ्याम् yónibhyām |
योनिभ्यः yónibhyaḥ |
Genitive | योनेः / योन्यः¹ yóneḥ / yónyaḥ¹ |
योन्योः yónyoḥ |
योनीनाम् yónīnām |
Locative | योनौ / योना¹ yónau / yónā¹ |
योन्योः yónyoḥ |
योनिषु yóniṣu |
Notes |
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Feminine i-stem declension of योनि (yóni) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | योनिः yóniḥ |
योनी yónī |
योनयः yónayaḥ |
Vocative | योने yóne |
योनी yónī |
योनयः yónayaḥ |
Accusative | योनिम् yónim |
योनी yónī |
योनीः yónīḥ |
Instrumental | योन्या / योनी¹ yónyā / yónī¹ |
योनिभ्याम् yónibhyām |
योनिभिः yónibhiḥ |
Dative | योनये / योन्यै² / योनी¹ yónaye / yónyai² / yónī¹ |
योनिभ्याम् yónibhyām |
योनिभ्यः yónibhyaḥ |
Ablative | योनेः / योन्याः² / योन्यै³ yóneḥ / yónyāḥ² / yónyai³ |
योनिभ्याम् yónibhyām |
योनिभ्यः yónibhyaḥ |
Genitive | योनेः / योन्याः² / योन्यै³ yóneḥ / yónyāḥ² / yónyai³ |
योन्योः yónyoḥ |
योनीनाम् yónīnām |
Locative | योनौ / योन्याम्² / योना¹ yónau / yónyām² / yónā¹ |
योन्योः yónyoḥ |
योनिषु yóniṣu |
Notes |
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Descendants edit
- → Burmese: ယောနိ (yau:ni.)
- → English: yoni
- → Hindustani:
- Nepali: योनि (yoni)
- → Tamil: யோனி (yōṉi)
- → Telugu: యోని (yōni)
- → Malayalam: യോനി (yōni)
- → Kannada: ಯೋನಿಯ (yōniya)
- Bengali: যোনি (jōni)
- Assamese: যোনি (züni)
- Punjabi: ਯੋਨੀ (yonī)
- Marathi: योनि (yoni)
- Konkani: योनि (yoni)
- Odia: ଯୋନୀ (joni)
- Sinhalese: යෝනි (yōni)
- → Thai: โยนี (yoo-nii)
- → Lao: ໂຍນີ (nyō nī)
References edit
- ^ van Beek, Lucien (2019) “A look into the Indo-European Bedroom: Vedic yóni- and Greek εὐνή”, in Historische Sprachforschung/Historical Linguistics, volume 132, →JSTOR, pages 4-34