yoni

[ yoh-nee ]

/ ˈyoʊ ni /

noun

(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.Compare lingam(def 2).

Nearby words

yonder, yong lo, yonge, yongjia, yongning, yoni, yonkers, yonks, yonne, yonnie, yoo-hoo

Origin of yoni

Borrowed into English from Sanskrit around 1790–1800

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Examples from the Web for yoni

As my fifteen-year-old Yoni noted, others suffered “14,000 times” worse than us.
As We Leave Our Metaphoric Bunkers|Gil Troy|November 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
If you have never had a Yoni Massage I will teach you the art of slow, deep-breathing.
The Last Erotic Massage|Arianne Cohen|May 21, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The Kilted Massage Man is here to make those of you born with a Yoni a very special offer.
The Last Erotic Massage|Arianne Cohen|May 21, 2009|DAILY BEAST
In the depths of the shrine is said to be a cleft in the rock, adored as the Yoni of Śakti.
Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume II. (of 3)|Charles Eliot

When both sides of the yoni are rubbed in this way, it is called the "blow of a bull."
The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana|Vatsyayana
When the yoni is lowered, and the upper part of it is struck with the lingam, it is called "piercing."
The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana|Vatsyayana
Its form is that of the vesica piscis, one of the most common emblems of the yoni.
Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism|Thomas Inman
The phallus and lingum (or lingum and yoni), the point within the circle or diameter within the circle.Volneys Ruins.
Woman, Church & State|Matilda Joslyn Gage

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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