m. f. [yu-ni Uṇ. 4. 51] 1 Womb, uterus, vulva, the female organ of generation.

2 Any place of birth or origin, generating cause, spring, fountain; sā yoniḥ sarbavairā- ṇāṃ sā hi lokasya nirṛtiḥ U. 5. 30; jagadyonirayonistvaṃ Ku. 2. 9, 4. 43; oft. at the end of comp. in the sense of ‘sprung or produced from’; Bg. 5. 22.

3 A mine.

4 An abode, a place, repository, seat, receptacle.

5 Home, lair.

6 A family,...