ni noun
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti. Compare lingam ( def 2 ).
Origin:
1790–1800; < Sanskrit
1790–1800; < Sanskrit
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| —n | |
| 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 |
| [C18: from Sanskrit, literally: vulva, womb] | |
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yoni
1799, from Skt., "female sexual principle as an object of veneration," lit. "vulva, womb."
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