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yoni

/ˈjəʊni/

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South Asia/jɐw.ni/

yoni noun: the vulva or vagina, or a symbol of them, especially as an object of veneration within certain types of Hinduism, Buddhism, and other cultures.

Noun

yoni (plural yonis)

  1. (Hinduism) The vulva or vagina, or a symbol of them, especially as an object of veneration within certain types of Hinduism, Buddhism, and other cultures.
    • Stroke your partner's thighs and caress her breasts as you make love to her yoni with your mouth and tongue.2004, Johanna Wikoff, Deborah Romaine, The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Kama Sutra, Alpha Books, published 2004, page 242
    • In Hinduism [...] and Tantrism [...], the yoni is the generative organ of the Goddess.2001, David Adams Leeming, A Dictionary of Asian Mythology, Oxford, page 205

yoni meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu

yoni in Hindi

Translations
योनि yoni

yoni in Tamil

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யோனி yōṉi

yoni in Bengali

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যোনি jōni

yoni in Telugu

Translations
యోని yōni
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yoni in Malayalam
യോനി yōni
yoni in Sanskrit
योनि yoni
yoni in Indonesian
yoni
yoni in Persian
یونی yoni
yoni in Thai
โยนี yoo-nii
yoni in Myanmar
ယောနိ yau:ni.

Forms of yoni

pluralyonis

Origin of yoni

Borrowed from Sanskrit योनि (yoni).

Words formed from yoni

Phrases with yoni

Words that rhyme with yoni

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Questions about yoni

What does yoni mean?
Yoni means the vulva or vagina, or a symbol of them, especially as an object of veneration within certain types of Hinduism, Buddhism, and other cultures.
What is yoni in Hindi?
Yoni in Hindi is योनि (yoni). See Yoni meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is yoni?
Yoni is a noun.
How do you pronounce yoni?
Yoni is pronounced /ˈjəʊni/.
What is the plural of yoni?
The plural of yoni is yonis.

Words near yoni in the dictionary

  1. Yongtai
  2. yongthe
  3. yongthes
  4. Yongxing
  5. Yongzhou
  6. yoni
  7. yoni egg
  8. yoni eggs
  9. yonic
  10. yonis
  11. Yonkalla

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