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yo⋅ni

  [yoh-nee]
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–noun
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti. Compare lingam (def. 2).
Origin:
1790–1800; < Skt
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yo·ni   (yō'nē)   
n.   pl. yo·nis Hinduism
A stylized representation of a vulva worshiped as a symbol of a goddess or Shakti.

[Sanskrit yoniḥ, womb, abode, source.]
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