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    Is there an equivalent female term for phallic?

    Question #35037. Asked by Just wondering??. (Jun 06 03 2:12 PM)


    Orangruffy

    Phallic is used for both male and female, see definition 3.

    Main Entry: phallic
    Pronunciation: 'fa-lik
    Function: adjective
    Date: 1789
    1 : of or relating to phallicism ''a phallic cult''
    2 : of, relating to, or resembling a phallus
    3 : relating to or being the stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory during which a child becomes interested in his or her own sexual organs

    Jun 06 03, 2:24 PM
    Friar Tuck

    Phallic means representing a phallus or a penis. (The lack of one in women would suggest that phallacy would be a suitable word). A better equivalent would be yonic, which comes from the sanskrit word for womb and is a representation of the vulva symbolising the feminine principle in Hinduism

    Jun 06 03, 4:55 PM
    PDAZ

    Adding the link for "yoni":

    Main Entry: yo·ni
    Pronunciation: ˈyō-nē
    Function: noun
    Etymology: Sanskrit, vulva
    Date: 1799
    : a stylized representation of the female genitalia that in Hinduism is a sign of generative power and that symbolizes the goddess Shakti — compare lingam

    http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yonic

    Sep 15 09, 8:54 PM


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