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yoni

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈjəʊni/
  • South-Asia: /jɐw.ni/
  • South-Asia: /joː.n̪i/
  • South-Asia: /joː.niː/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊni

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noun

Meaning 1

The vulva or vagina, or a symbol of them, especially as an object of veneration within certain types of Hinduism, Buddhism, and other cultures.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Hinduism

Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit योनि (yoni).

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: যোনি (jōni) — Translations
  • Burmese: ယောနိ (yau:ni.) — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 約尼 /约尼 (yuēní) — Translations
  • Czech: joni — Translations
  • Finnish: yoni — Translations
  • French: yoni — Translations
  • German: Yoni — Translations
  • Greek: γιονί (gioní) — Translations
  • Hindi: योनि (yoni) — Translations
  • Hungarian: jóni — Translations
  • Indonesian: yoni — Translations
  • Italian: yoni — Translations
  • Japanese: ヨーニ (yōni) — Translations
  • Khmer: យោនី (younii) — Translations
  • Lao: ໂຍນີ (nyō nī) — Translations
  • Lithuanian: joni — Translations
  • Malayalam: യോനി (yōni) — Translations
  • Persian: یونی (yoni) — Translations
  • Polish: joni — Translations
  • Portuguese: iôni — Translations
  • Sanskrit: योनि (yoni) — Translations
  • Spanish: ioni — Translations
  • Tamil: யோனி (yōṉi) — Translations
  • Telugu: యోని (yōni) — Translations
  • Thai: โยนี (yoo-nii) — Translations
  • Turkish: yoni — Translations
  • Ukrainian: йо́ні (jóni) — Translations