yoni

American  

[yoh-nee] / ˈyoʊ ni /

noun

1. a representation of the external female genitals, a symbol of Shakti or of female generative power.

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yoni British  

/ ˈjəʊnɪ /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• yonic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of yoni

Borrowed into English from Sanskrit around 1790–1800

Example Sentences

Only after having reached a yoni the soul, affected with a remnant of its works, obtains a new body, and only in a body there can be the enjoyment of pleasure and pain.

From The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 by Thibaut, George

At other times they are several inches in height, as in the domestic examples, and often have the bull Nandi carved either at the end of the yoni or at the side of the emblem.

From Phallic Miscellanies Facts and Phases of Ancient and Modern Sex Worship, as Illustrated Chiefly in the Religions of India by Jennings, Hargrave

Under the word Ayonija, Goldstucker gives the following examples of individuals "not born from the yoni" viz.:—"Drona, the son of Bharadw�ja, who was born in a bucket" "Suyya, whose origin was unknown."

From Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities by Inman, Thomas

The lingam symbol is to be seen all over India, alone or with the yoni.

From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham

Among the nations and religions of India the yoni was the representation of the female organ of generation, and was the symbol of the prolific power of nature.

From The Symbolism of Freemasonry by Mackey, Albert G.