योनि

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See also: यौन and यानी

Hindi[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit योनि (yoni).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /joː.niː/

Noun[edit]

योनि (yonif (Urdu spelling یونی)

  1. (anatomy) vagina
  2. (Hinduism) yoni

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Noun[edit]

योनि f

  1. Devanagari script form of yoni (womb)

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Sanskrit[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *yawni (abode) (compare Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬊𐬥𐬀 (huiiaona, possessing good abodes)), beyond which its origin is disputed. Van Beek adduces Ancient Greek εὐνή (eunḗ) and εὖνις (eûnis) and furthermore ὑμήν (humḗn), rejecting the traditional equation to स्यूमन् (syū́man), and reconstructing a root reflected in यु (yu), युयोति (yuyóti).[1]

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Noun[edit]

योनि (yóni) stemm or f by sense

  1. the womb, uterus, vulva, vagina, female organs of generation, (together with the lingam, a typical symbol of the divine procreative energy)
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 08.029.02:
      yónim éka ā́ sasāda diyótano
      antár devéṣu médhiraḥ
      In the womb this one has sat down flashing,
      the wise one among the gods. (A riddle, answer: Agni)
  2. place of birth, source, origin, spring, fountain
  3. place of rest (repository, receptacle, seat, abode, home, lair, nest, stable)
  4. family, race, stock, caste, the form of existence or station fixed by birth
  5. seed, grain
  6. mine
  7. a particular part of a firepit
  8. water
  9. copper
  10. of a particular verse or formula
  11. the regent of the nakṣatra- pūrvaphalgunī

Declension[edit]

Masculine i-stem declension of योनि (yóni)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative योनिः
yóniḥ
योनी
yónī
योनयः
yónayaḥ
Vocative योने
yóne
योनी
yónī
योनयः
yónayaḥ
Accusative योनिम्
yónim
योनी
yónī
योनीन्
yónīn
Instrumental योनिना / योन्या¹
yóninā / yónyā¹
योनिभ्याम्
yónibhyām
योनिभिः
yónibhiḥ
Dative योनये
yónaye
योनिभ्याम्
yónibhyām
योनिभ्यः
yónibhyaḥ
Ablative योनेः / योन्यः¹
yóneḥ / yónyaḥ¹
योनिभ्याम्
yónibhyām
योनिभ्यः
yónibhyaḥ
Genitive योनेः / योन्यः¹
yóneḥ / yónyaḥ¹
योन्योः
yónyoḥ
योनीनाम्
yónīnām
Locative योनौ / योना¹
yónau / yónā¹
योन्योः
yónyoḥ
योनिषु
yóniṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine i-stem declension of योनि (yóni)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative योनिः
yóniḥ
योनी
yónī
योनयः
yónayaḥ
Vocative योने
yóne
योनी
yónī
योनयः
yónayaḥ
Accusative योनिम्
yónim
योनी
yónī
योनीः
yónīḥ
Instrumental योन्या / योनी¹
yónyā / yónī¹
योनिभ्याम्
yónibhyām
योनिभिः
yónibhiḥ
Dative योनये / योनी¹ / योन्यै²
yónaye / yónī¹ / yónyai²
योनिभ्याम्
yónibhyām
योनिभ्यः
yónibhyaḥ
Ablative योनेः / योन्याः²
yóneḥ / yónyāḥ²
योनिभ्याम्
yónibhyām
योनिभ्यः
yónibhyaḥ
Genitive योनेः / योन्याः²
yóneḥ / yónyāḥ²
योन्योः
yónyoḥ
योनीनाम्
yónīnām
Locative योनौ / योना¹ / योन्याम्²
yónau / yónā¹ / yónyām²
योन्योः
yónyoḥ
योनिषु
yóniṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit

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References[edit]

  1. ^ van Beek, Lucien (2019), “A look into the Indo-European Bedroom: Vedic yóni- and Greek εὐνή”, in Historische Sprachforschung/Historical Linguistics, volume 132, →JSTOR, pages 4-34