yoni

[yoh-nee]

noun

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

Origin of yoni

Borrowed into English from Sanskrit around 1790–1800

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Contemporary Examples of 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
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
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

Historical Examples of yoni

Which was the more worthy of deification—the yoni, or the phallus?
Sex=The Unknown Quantity
Ali Nomad
The lingam symbol is to be seen all over India, alone or with the yoni.
Folkways
William Graham Sumner
When the same thing is done on the lower part of the yoni, it is called "rubbing."
The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana
Vatsyayana
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 pressed by the lingam for a long time, it is called "pressing."
The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana
Vatsyayana

British Dictionary definitions for yoni

yoni

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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Word Origin and History for yoni

1799, from Sanskrit, "female sexual principle as an object of veneration," literally "vulva, womb."