labia majora

noun

The two outer rounded folds of adipose tissue that lie on either side of the opening of the vagina.

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Meanings

nounlabia majora pl (normally plural, singular labium majus)

singular labium majus

  1. pluralplural normallyanatomyThe two outer rounded folds of adipose tissue that lie on either side of the opening of the vagina.

    A new technology has enabled man to take gardening away from women and turn it into agriculture; the plow is the great phallus that separates the labia majora of the furrows of earth, and the plow is under the majesty of Enki.

    1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 162

Origin

From Latin (meaning “larger lips”).

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Translations

Bengali লেবিয়া মেজরা, বহিস্থ যোনিওষ্ঠ
  • লেবিয়া মেজরা (lebiẏa mejra)outer folds of vulva
  • বহিস্থ যোনিওষ্ঠ (bohistho jōniōśṭho)outer folds of vulva
  • বৃহদোষ্ঠ (brihodōśṭho)outer folds of vulva
Catalan llavis majors
  • llavis majorsouter folds of vulva
Chinese Cantonese 大陰脣 /大阴唇
  • 大陰脣 /大阴唇 (daai⁶ jam¹ seon⁴)outer folds of vulva
Chinese Mandarin 大陰脣 /大阴唇
  • 大陰脣 /大阴唇 (dàyīnchún)outer folds of vulva
Estonian suured häbememokad
  • suured häbememokadouter folds of vulva
Finnish isot häpyhuulet, ulommat häpyhuulet
  • isot häpyhuuletouter folds of vulva
  • ulommat häpyhuuletouter folds of vulva
French grandes lèvres, lèvres externes
  • grandes lèvresouter folds of vulva
  • lèvres externesouter folds of vulva
German große Schamlippen
  • große Schamlippenouter folds of vulva
Hebrew שפתיים גדולות
  • שפתיים גדולותouter folds of vulva
Hindi वृहत् भगोष्ठ
  • वृहत् भगोष्ठ (vŕhat bhagoṣṭh)outer folds of vulva
Hungarian nagyajkak
  • nagyajkakouter folds of vulva
Italian grandi labbra
  • grandi labbraouter folds of vulva
Japanese 大陰唇
  • 大陰唇 (daiinshin)outer folds of vulva
Korean 대음순
  • 대음순 (daeeumsun)outer folds of vulva
Māori raho
  • rahoouter folds of vulva
Persian لبهای بزرگ
  • لبهای بزرگ (lab-hâ-ye bozorg)outer folds of vulva
Polish wargi sromowe większe
  • wargi sromowe większeouter folds of vulva
Portuguese lábios maiores
  • lábios maioresouter folds of vulva
Russian больши́е половы́е гу́бы
  • больши́е половы́е гу́бы (bolʹšíje polovýje gúby)outer folds of vulva
Spanish labios mayores
  • labios mayoresouter folds of vulva
Swedish yttre blygdläpparna
  • yttre blygdläpparnaouter folds of vulva
Tagalog labing panlabas
  • labing panlabasouter folds of vulva
Turkish dış dudaklar
  • dış dudaklarouter folds of vulva
Ukrainian вели́кі стате́ві гу́би
  • вели́кі стате́ві гу́би (velýki statévi húby)outer folds of vulva
Vietnamese môi lớn
  • môi lớnouter folds of vulva
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