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yoni
[ yoh-nee ]
/ ˈyoʊ ni /
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noun
a representation of the external female genitals, a symbol of Shakti or of female generative power.Compare lingam (def. 2).
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Origin of yoni
Borrowed into English from Sanskrit around 1790–1800
OTHER WORDS FROM yoni
yo·nic [yoh-nik], /ˈyoʊ nɪk/, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for yoni
yoni
/ (ˈjəʊnɪ) /
noun Hinduism
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
Word Origin for yoni
C18: from Sanskrit, literally: vulva, womb
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