Feminine
vulva
Meaning
- (declension-1, feminine) the womb
- (Medieval-Latin, declension-1, feminine) the vagina (the external orifice of the female reproductive tract)
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈwʊɫ.wa]
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, wind”). Cognates include Sanskrit उल्ब (ulba). Compare typologically vīscus (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *weys-).
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