योनि

See also: यौन and यानी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit योनि (yoni).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /joː.niː/

Noun

योनि • (yoni) f (Urdu spelling یونی)

1. (anatomy) vagina
2. (Hinduism) yoni

Declension

Declension of योनि (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	योनि yoni	योनियाँ yoniyā̃
oblique	योनि yoni	योनियों yoniyõ
vocative	योनि yoni	योनियो yoniyo

Derived terms

• योनि मैथुन (yoni maithun)
• योनि सेक्स (yoni seks)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• yoni (Latin script)
• 𑀬𑁄𑀦𑀺 (Brahmi 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

योनि f

1. Devanagari script form of yoni (“womb”)

Declension

Declension table of "योनि" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
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

Alternative forms

• योनी (yonī)

Alternative scripts

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

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).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /jɐw.ni/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈjoː.n̪i/

Noun

योनि • (yóni) stem, m or f by sense

1. the womb, uterus, vulva, vagina, female organs of generation, (together with the lingam, a typical symbol of the divine procreative energy)
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.184.1:

     विष्णु॒र्योनिं॑ कल्पयतु॒ त्वष्टा॑ रू॒पाणि॑ पिंशतु।
     आ सि॑ञ्चतु प्र॒जाप॑तिर्धा॒ता गर्भं॑ दधातु ते॥

     víṣṇuryóniṃ kalpayatu tváṣṭā rūpā́ṇi piṃśatu.
     ā́ siñcatu prajā́patirdhātā́ gárbhaṃ dadhātu te.

     May Viṣṇu construct the womb, may Tvaṣṭā fabricate the members, may Prajāpati sprinkle (theseed), may Dhātā cherish your embryo.

2. place of birth, source, origin, spring, fountain
3. place of rest (repository, receptacle, seat, abode, home, lair, nest, stable)
4. family, race, stock, caste, the form of existence or station fixed by birth
5. seed, grain
6. mine
7. a particular part of a firepit
8. water
9. copper
10. of a particular verse or formula
11. the regent of the nakṣatra- pūrvaphalgunī

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of योनि (yóni)
	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	¹Vedic

Feminine i-stem declension of योनि (yóni)
	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	¹Vedic ²Later Sanskrit ³Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• → Burmese: ယောနိ (yau:ni.)
• → English: yoni
• → Hindustani:
  • Hindi: योनि (yoni)
  • Urdu: یونی (yonī)
• 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)