yoni

[ yoh-nee ]

noun
  1. a representation of the external female genitals, a symbol of Shakti or of female generative power.: Compare lingam (def. 2).

Origin of yoni

1
Borrowed into English from Sanskrit around 1790–1800

Other words from yoni

  • yo·nic [yoh-nik], /ˈyoʊ nɪk/, adjective

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yoni

/ (ˈjəʊnɪ) /


nounHinduism
  1. the female genitalia, regarded as a divine symbol of sexual pleasure and matrix of generation and the visible form of Sakti

  2. an image of these as an object of worship

Origin of yoni

1
C18: from Sanskrit, literally: vulva, womb

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