yoni
[yoh-nee]
- (in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.Compare lingam(def 2).
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Origin of yoni
Borrowed into English from Sanskrit around 1790–1800
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Contemporary Examples
As my fifteen-year-old Yoni noted, others suffered “14,000 times” worse than us.
If you have never had a Yoni Massage I will teach you the art of slow, deep-breathing.
The Kilted Massage Man is here to make those of you born with a Yoni a very special offer.
Historical Examples
Which was the more worthy of deification—the yoni, or the phallus?
Sex=The Unknown QuantityAli Nomad
The lingam symbol is to be seen all over India, alone or with the yoni.
FolkwaysWilliam Graham Sumner
When the yoni is pressed by the lingam for a long time, it is called "pressing."
The Kama Sutra of VatsyayanaVatsyayana
When only one part of the yoni is rubbed with the lingam, it is called the "blow of a boar."
The Kama Sutra of VatsyayanaVatsyayana
When the same thing is done on the lower part of the yoni, it is called "rubbing."
The Kama Sutra of VatsyayanaVatsyayana
yoni
- the female genitalia, regarded as a divine symbol of sexual pleasure and matrix of generation and the visible form of Sakti
- an image of these as an object of worship
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Word Origin
C18: from Sanskrit, literally: vulva, womb
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Word Origin and History for yoni
n.
1799, from Sanskrit, "female sexual principle as an object of veneration," literally "vulva, womb."
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