ယောနိ

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali yoni (“womb; origin”), from Sanskrit योनि (yoni).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jɔ́nḭ/

Romanization: MLCTS: yau:ni. • ALA-LC: yoni • BGN/PCGN: yaw:ni. • Okell: yòní

Noun

ယောနိ • (yau:ni.)

(anatomy) vagina
(formal, literary) conception; pregnancy

Further reading

“ယောနိ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

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