योनि
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit योनि (yoni).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /joː.niː/
Noun
योनि • (yoni) f (Urdu spelling یونی)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | योनि yoni |
योनियाँ yoniyā̃ |
| oblique | योनि yoni |
योनियों yoniyõ |
| vocative | योनि yoni |
योनियो yoniyo |
Derived terms
- योनि मैथुन (yoni maithun)
- योनि सेक्स (yoni seks)
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
योनि f
- Devanagari script form of yoni (“womb”)
Declension
Declension table of "योनि" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | योनि (yoni) | योनियो (yoniyo) or योनी (yonī) |
| Accusative (second) | योनिं (yoniṃ) | योनियो (yoniyo) or योनी (yonī) |
| Instrumental (third) | योनिया (yoniyā) | योनीहि (yonīhi) or योनीभि (yonībhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | योनिया (yoniyā) | योनीनं (yonīnaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | योनिया (yoniyā) or योन्या (yonyā) | योनीहि (yonīhi) or योनीभि (yonībhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | योनिया (yoniyā) | योनीनं (yonīnaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | योनिया (yoniyā) or योनियं (yoniyaṃ) or योन्यं (yonyaṃ) | योनीसु (yonīsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | योनि (yoni) | योनियो (yoniyo) or योनी (yonī) |
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
- योनी (yonī)
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- যোনি (Assamese script)
- ᬬᭀᬦᬶ (Balinese script)
- যোনি (Bengali script)
- 𑰧𑰺𑰡𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀬𑁄𑀦𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- ယောနိ (Burmese script)
- યોનિ (Gujarati script)
- ਯੋਨਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌯𑍋𑌨𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦪꦺꦴꦤꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂨𑂷𑂢𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ಯೋನಿ (Kannada script)
- យោនិ (Khmer script)
- ໂຍນິ (Lao script)
- യോനി (Malayalam script)
- ᠶᠣᠨᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘧𑘻𑘡𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᠶ᠋ᠣᠸᠠᠨᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧇𑧜𑧁𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐫𑑀𑐣𑐶 (Newa script)
- ଯୋନି (Odia script)
- ꢫꣂꢥꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆪𑆾𑆤𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖧𑖺𑖡𑖰 (Siddham script)
- යොනි (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩻𑩕𑩯𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚣𑚴𑚝𑚮 (Takri script)
- யோநி (Tamil script)
- యోని (Telugu script)
- โยนิ (Thai script)
- ཡོ་ནི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒨𑒼𑒢𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨪𑨆𑨝𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
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]
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /jɐw.ni/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /joː.n̪i/
Noun
योनि • (yóni) stem, m or f by sense
- the womb, uterus, vulva, vagina, female organs of generation, (together with the lingam, a typical symbol of the divine procreative energy)
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.184.1:
- विष्णु॒र्योनिं॑ कल्पयतु॒ त्वष्टा॑ रू॒पाणि॑ पिंशतु।
आ सि॑ञ्चतु प्र॒जाप॑तिर्धा॒ता गर्भं॑ दधातु ते॥- víṣṇuryóniṃ kalpayatu tváṣṭā rūpā́ṇi piṃśatu.
ā́ siñcatu prajā́patirdhātā́ gárbhaṃ dadhātu te. - May Viṣṇu construct the womb, may Tvaṣṭā fabricate the members, may Prajāpati sprinkle (theseed), may Dhātā cherish your embryo.
- víṣṇuryóniṃ kalpayatu tváṣṭā rūpā́ṇi piṃśatu.
- विष्णु॒र्योनिं॑ कल्पयतु॒ त्वष्टा॑ रू॒पाणि॑ पिंशतु।
- place of birth, source, origin, spring, fountain
- place of rest (repository, receptacle, seat, abode, home, lair, nest, stable)
- family, race, stock, caste, the form of existence or station fixed by birth
- seed, grain
- mine
- a particular part of a firepit
- water
- copper
- of a particular verse or formula
- the regent of the nakṣatra- pūrvaphalgunī
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | योनिः (yóniḥ) | योनी (yónī) | योनयः (yónayaḥ) |
| accusative | योनिम् (yónim) | योनी (yónī) | योनीन् (yónīn) |
| instrumental | योनिना (yóninā) योन्या¹ (yónyā¹) |
योनिभ्याम् (yónibhyām) | योनिभिः (yónibhiḥ) |
| dative | योनये (yónaye) | योनिभ्याम् (yónibhyām) | योनिभ्यः (yónibhyaḥ) |
| ablative | योनेः (yóneḥ) योन्यः¹ (yónyaḥ¹) |
योनिभ्याम् (yónibhyām) | योनिभ्यः (yónibhyaḥ) |
| genitive | योनेः (yóneḥ) योन्यः¹ (yónyaḥ¹) |
योन्योः (yónyoḥ) | योनीनाम् (yónīnām) |
| locative | योनौ (yónau) योना¹ (yónā¹) |
योन्योः (yónyoḥ) | योनिषु (yóniṣu) |
| vocative | योने (yóne) | योनी (yónī) | योनयः (yónayaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | योनिः (yóniḥ) | योनी (yónī) | योनयः (yónayaḥ) |
| accusative | योनिम् (yónim) | योनी (yónī) | योनीः (yónīḥ) |
| instrumental | योन्या (yónyā) योनी¹ (yónī¹) |
योनिभ्याम् (yónibhyām) | योनिभिः (yónibhiḥ) |
| dative | योनये (yónaye) योन्यै² (yónyai²) योनी¹ (yónī¹) |
योनिभ्याम् (yónibhyām) | योनिभ्यः (yónibhyaḥ) |
| ablative | योनेः (yóneḥ) योन्याः² (yónyāḥ²) योन्यै³ (yónyai³) |
योनिभ्याम् (yónibhyām) | योनिभ्यः (yónibhyaḥ) |
| genitive | योनेः (yóneḥ) योन्याः² (yónyāḥ²) योन्यै³ (yónyai³) |
योन्योः (yónyoḥ) | योनीनाम् (yónīnām) |
| locative | योनौ (yónau) योन्याम्² (yónyām²) योना¹ (yónā¹) |
योन्योः (yónyoḥ) | योनिषु (yóniṣu) |
| vocative | योने (yóne) | योनी (yónī) | योनयः (yónayaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Later Sanskrit
- ³Brāhmaṇas
Descendants
- → Burmese: ယောနိ (yau:ni.)
- → English: yoni
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: योनि (yoni)
- Urdu: یونی (yonī)
- Nepali: योनि (yoni)
- → Tamil: யோனி (yōṉi)
- → Telugu: యోని (yōni)
- → Malayalam: യോനി (yōni)
- → Kannada: ಯೋನಿಯ (yōniya)
- Bengali: যোনি (jōni)
- Assamese: যোনি (züni)
- Punjabi: ਯੋਨੀ (yonī)
- Marathi: योनि (yoni)
- Konkani: योनि (yoni)
- Odia: ଯୋନୀ (joni)
- Sinhalese: යෝනි (yōni)
- → Thai: โยนี (yoo-nii)
- → Lao: ໂຍນີ (nyō nī)
References
- ^ 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