Yonidosha, Yonidoṣa, Yoni-dosha: 4 definitions

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1. Sanskrit
2. Kannada
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Introduction:

Yonidosha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Yonidoṣa can be transliterated into English as Yonidosa or Yonidosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Yonidoṣa (योनिदोष).—

1) Sexual defilement.

2) A defect of the female organ.

Derivable forms: yonidoṣaḥ (योनिदोषः).

Yonidoṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yoni and doṣa (दोष).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Yonidoṣa (योनिदोष):—[=yoni-doṣa] [from yoni] m. sexual defilement, [Harivaṃśa]

2) [v.s. ...] a defect of the female organ

[Sanskrit to German]

Yonidosha in German

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Yōnidōṣa (ಯೋನಿದೋಷ):—[noun] any disease connected with the vagina or vulva.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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