YONI

Etymology

Noun

yoni (plural yonis)

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

Source: Wiktionary


Yo"ni, n. Etym: [Skr. y.] (Hindoo Myth.)

Definition: The symbol under which Sakti, or the personification of the female power in nature, is worshiped. Cf. Lingam.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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GREAT

(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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