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yo·ni  (yn)
n. pl. yo·nis Hinduism
A stylized representation of a vulva worshiped as a symbol of a goddess or Shakti.

[Sanskrit yoni, womb, abode, source.]

yoni [ˈjəʊnɪ]
n Hinduism
1. (Non-Christian Religions / Hinduism) the female genitalia, regarded as a divine symbol of sexual pleasure and matrix of generation and the visible form of Sakti
2. (Non-Christian Religions / Hinduism) an image of these as an object of worship
[from Sanskrit, literally: vulva, womb]


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