yoni
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit योनि (yoni).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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, 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 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
yoni m (plural yonis)
Indonesian edit
Noun edit
yoni (first-person possessive yoniku, second-person possessive yonimu, third-person possessive yoninya)
- 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 edit
Romanization edit
yoni
- Romanization of ꦪꦺꦴꦤꦶ
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Noun edit
yoni f
Declension edit
Declension table of "yoni" (feminine)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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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 edit
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “yoni”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English yoni, from Sanskrit योनि (yoni).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈjoni/, [ˈjo.nɪ]
- Rhymes: -oni
- Syllabification: yo‧ni
Noun edit
yoni (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜈᜒ)
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “yoni”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018