yonic

English

WOTD – 10 October 2015

Etymology

From yoni +‎ -ic, from Sanskrit योनि (yoni).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjoʊnɪk/

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Adjective

yonic (comparative more yonic, superlative most yonic)

1. In the shape of a vulva (yoni).
   • 1999, Perry Bathous, Clarissa Flanders, Swell-Wimp, page 107:

     Many orchids are yonic.

   • 2011, Manly P. Hall, The Secret Teachings of All Ages, page 226:

     The Garden of Eden, the Ark, the Gate of the Temple, the Veil of the Mysteries, the vesica piscis or oval nimbus, and the Holy Grail are important yonic symbols […]

   • 2012, Debora Cordeiro Rosa, Trauma, Memory and Identity in Five Jewish Novels:

     Porzecanski employs two recurrent phallic and yonic symbols in the narrative.

2. Of or relating to the yoni.

   yonic energy

Synonyms

• vulvar

See also

• penile
• phallic