यौन
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit यौन (yauna).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /jɔːn/, [jɔ̃ːn]
Adjective
यौन • (yaun)
Derived terms
- यौनाकर्षण (yaunākarṣaṇ)
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- যৌন (Assamese script)
- ᬬᭁᬦ (Balinese script)
- যৌন (Bengali script)
- 𑰧𑰻𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀬𑁅𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- ယော်န (Burmese script)
- યૌન (Gujarati script)
- ਯੌਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌯𑍌𑌨 (Grantha script)
- ꦪꦻꦴꦤ (Javanese script)
- 𑂨𑂸𑂢 (Kaithi script)
- ಯೌನ (Kannada script)
- យៅន (Khmer script)
- ເຍົານ (Lao script)
- യൗന (Malayalam script)
- ᠶᠣᠣᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘧𑘼𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᠶ᠋ᠣᠧᠸᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧇𑧝𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐫𑑁𑐣 (Newa script)
- ଯୌନ (Odia script)
- ꢫꣃꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆪𑆿𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖧𑖻𑖡 (Siddham script)
- යෞන (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩻𑩘𑩯 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚣𑚵𑚝 (Takri script)
- யௌந (Tamil script)
- యౌన (Telugu script)
- เยาน (Thai script)
- ཡཽ་ན (Tibetan script)
- 𑒨𑒾𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨪𑨈𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Vṛddhi derivative of योनि (yoni, “source, vagina, yoni”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /jɑːw.nɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /jɑw.n̪ɐ/
Adjective
यौन • (yauna) stem
- relating to the womb or place of birth, uterine
- relating to or resulting from or connected by marriage
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | यौनः (yaunaḥ) | यौनौ (yaunau) यौना¹ (yaunā¹) |
यौनाः (yaunāḥ) यौनासः¹ (yaunāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | यौनम् (yaunam) | यौनौ (yaunau) यौना¹ (yaunā¹) |
यौनान् (yaunān) |
| instrumental | यौनेन (yaunena) | यौनाभ्याम् (yaunābhyām) | यौनैः (yaunaiḥ) यौनेभिः¹ (yaunebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | यौनाय (yaunāya) | यौनाभ्याम् (yaunābhyām) | यौनेभ्यः (yaunebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | यौनात् (yaunāt) | यौनाभ्याम् (yaunābhyām) | यौनेभ्यः (yaunebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | यौनस्य (yaunasya) | यौनयोः (yaunayoḥ) | यौनानाम् (yaunānām) |
| locative | यौने (yaune) | यौनयोः (yaunayoḥ) | यौनेषु (yauneṣu) |
| vocative | यौन (yauna) | यौनौ (yaunau) यौना¹ (yaunā¹) |
यौनाः (yaunāḥ) यौनासः¹ (yaunāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | यौनी (yaunī) | यौन्यौ (yaunyau) यौनी¹ (yaunī¹) |
यौन्यः (yaunyaḥ) यौनीः¹ (yaunīḥ¹) |
| accusative | यौनीम् (yaunīm) | यौन्यौ (yaunyau) यौनी¹ (yaunī¹) |
यौनीः (yaunīḥ) |
| instrumental | यौन्या (yaunyā) | यौनीभ्याम् (yaunībhyām) | यौनीभिः (yaunībhiḥ) |
| dative | यौन्यै (yaunyai) | यौनीभ्याम् (yaunībhyām) | यौनीभ्यः (yaunībhyaḥ) |
| ablative | यौन्याः (yaunyāḥ) यौन्यै² (yaunyai²) |
यौनीभ्याम् (yaunībhyām) | यौनीभ्यः (yaunībhyaḥ) |
| genitive | यौन्याः (yaunyāḥ) यौन्यै² (yaunyai²) |
यौन्योः (yaunyoḥ) | यौनीनाम् (yaunīnām) |
| locative | यौन्याम् (yaunyām) | यौन्योः (yaunyoḥ) | यौनीषु (yaunīṣu) |
| vocative | यौनि (yauni) | यौन्यौ (yaunyau) यौनी¹ (yaunī¹) |
यौन्यः (yaunyaḥ) यौनीः¹ (yaunīḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | यौनम् (yaunam) | यौने (yaune) | यौनानि (yaunāni) यौना¹ (yaunā¹) |
| accusative | यौनम् (yaunam) | यौने (yaune) | यौनानि (yaunāni) यौना¹ (yaunā¹) |
| instrumental | यौनेन (yaunena) | यौनाभ्याम् (yaunābhyām) | यौनैः (yaunaiḥ) यौनेभिः¹ (yaunebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | यौनाय (yaunāya) | यौनाभ्याम् (yaunābhyām) | यौनेभ्यः (yaunebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | यौनात् (yaunāt) | यौनाभ्याम् (yaunābhyām) | यौनेभ्यः (yaunebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | यौनस्य (yaunasya) | यौनयोः (yaunayoḥ) | यौनानाम् (yaunānām) |
| locative | यौने (yaune) | यौनयोः (yaunayoḥ) | यौनेषु (yauneṣu) |
| vocative | यौन (yauna) | यौने (yaune) | यौनानि (yaunāni) यौना¹ (yaunā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
यौन • (yauna) stem, n
- matrimonial connection, conjugal alliance, relationship by marriage
- the ceremony on conception
- matrimonial duties
- produced from
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | यौनम् (yaunam) | यौने (yaune) | यौनानि (yaunāni) यौना¹ (yaunā¹) |
| accusative | यौनम् (yaunam) | यौने (yaune) | यौनानि (yaunāni) यौना¹ (yaunā¹) |
| instrumental | यौनेन (yaunena) | यौनाभ्याम् (yaunābhyām) | यौनैः (yaunaiḥ) यौनेभिः¹ (yaunebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | यौनाय (yaunāya) | यौनाभ्याम् (yaunābhyām) | यौनेभ्यः (yaunebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | यौनात् (yaunāt) | यौनाभ्याम् (yaunābhyām) | यौनेभ्यः (yaunebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | यौनस्य (yaunasya) | यौनयोः (yaunayoḥ) | यौनानाम् (yaunānām) |
| locative | यौने (yaune) | यौनयोः (yaunayoḥ) | यौनेषु (yauneṣu) |
| vocative | यौन (yauna) | यौने (yaune) | यौनानि (yaunāni) यौना¹ (yaunā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “यौन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 859.