yoni

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit योनि (yoni).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjəʊni/
• (South Asia) IPA^(key): /jɐw.ni/, /joː.n̪i/, /joː.niː/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -əʊni

Noun

yoni (plural yonis)

1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) The vulva or vagina, or a symbol of them, especially as an object of veneration within certain types of Hinduism, Buddhism, and other cultures.
   • 2004, Johanna Wikoff, Deborah Romaine, The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Kama Sutra, Alpha Books, published 2004, page 242:

     Stroke your partner's thighs and caress her breasts as you make love to her yoni with your mouth and tongue.

   • 2001, David Adams Leeming, A Dictionary of Asian Mythology, Oxford, page 205:

     In Hinduism [...] and Tantrism [...], the yoni is the generative organ of the Goddess.

   • 1997, David R Kinsley, Tantric Visions of the Divine Feminine, University of California, published 1997, page 235:

     The goddess blesses him by placing his liṅgam in her yoni.

Coordinate terms

• phallus, lingam

Derived terms

• yonic
• yoni egg
• yoni massage

Translations

Translations

• Bengali: যোনি (bn) (jōni)
• Burmese: ယောနိ (my) (yau:ni.)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 約尼 / 约尼 (yuēní)

• Czech: joni f
• Finnish: yoni
• French: yoni (fr) m
• German: Yoni (de) f
• Greek: γιονί (gioní)
• Hindi: योनि (hi) f (yoni)
• Hungarian: jóni (hu)
• Indonesian: yoni
• Italian: yoni m
• Japanese: ヨーニ (yōni)
• Khmer: យោនី (km) (younii)
• Lao: ໂຍນີ (nyō nī)
• Lithuanian: joni
• Malayalam: യോനി (ml) (yōni)
• Persian: یونی (fa) (yoni)
• Polish: joni f
• Portuguese: iôni (pt) m
• Sanskrit: योनि (sa) f (yoni)
• Spanish: ioni m
• Tamil: யோனி (ta) (yōṉi)
• Telugu: యోని (te) (yōni)
• Thai: โยนี (th) (yoo-nii)
• Turkish: yoni
• Ukrainian: йо́ні f (jóni)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit योनि (yoni).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɔ.ni/

• Audio (France (Toulouse)):

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Noun

yoni m (plural yonis)

1. yoni

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit योनि (yoni).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈjoni/ [ˈjo.ni]
• Rhymes: -oni
• Syllabification: yo‧ni

Noun

yoni

1. yoni

Javanese

Romanization

yoni

1. romanization of ꦪꦺꦴꦤꦶ

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jo.ni/
• Rhymes: -ni
• Hyphenation: yo‧ni

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit योनि (yoni).

Noun

yoni

1. womb

   Synonyms: garbha, garbhapurī, garbhayoni, palĕhan, wĕtĕṅ

2. place of birth, origin

Derived terms

• ayonijayoni
• brāhmaṇayoni
• daityayoni
• dewayoni
• garbhayoni
• janmayoni
• nāgayoni
• rākṣasayoni
• sarwabhūtayoni
• sarwayoni
• swayoni
• widyādharayoni
• śūdrayoni

Etymology 2

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

yoni

1. excellent, perfect

Further reading

• "yoni" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀬𑁄𑀦𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• योनि (Devanagari script)
• যোনি (Bengali script)
• යොනි (Sinhalese script)
• ယောနိ or ယေႃၼိ (Burmese script)
• โยนิ (Thai script)
• ᨿᩮᩣᨶᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ໂຍນິ or ໂຢນິ (Lao script)
• យោនិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄠𑄮𑄚𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit योनि (yoni).

Noun

yoni f

1. womb
2. origin

Declension

Declension table of "yoni" (feminine)

Case / Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	yoni	yoniyo or yonī
Accusative (second)	yoniṃ	yoniyo or yonī
Instrumental (third)	yoniyā	yonīhi or yonībhi
Dative (fourth)	yoniyā	yonīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	yoniyā or yonyā	yonīhi or yonībhi
Genitive (sixth)	yoniyā	yonīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	yoniyā or yoniyaṃ or yonyaṃ	yonīsu
Vocative (calling)	yoni	yoniyo or yonī

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “yoni”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English yoni, from Sanskrit योनि (yoni).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈjoni/ [ˈjoː.n̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -oni
• Syllabification: yo‧ni

Noun

yoni (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜈᜒ)

1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) yoni
2. (slang) yoni massage

See also

• linggam

Further reading

• “yoni”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• iyon, niyo, inyo