Onanism — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

manual stimulation of the genital organs (of yourself or another) for sexual pleasure

a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈoʊnənˌɪzəm/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈəʊnənˌɪzəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈəʊnənˌɪzəm/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈoʊnənˌɪzəm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

withdrawal coitus interruptus withdrawal method masturbation pulling out

Word Forms

masturbate	verb	get sexual gratification through self-stimulation
onanist	noun	a person who practices masturbation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Onanie

manuelle Stimulation der Genitalorgane (von Ihnen selbst oder anderen) zum sexuellen Vergnügen

🇫🇷French

onanisme

stimulation manuelle des organes génitaux (de vous-même ou d'un autre) pour le plaisir sexuel

🇪🇸Spanish

onanismo

Estimulación manual de los órganos genitales (de uno mismo o de otra persona) para el placer sexual.

🇮🇹Italian

onanismo

stimolazione manuale degli organi genitali (propri o di un altro) per il piacere sessuale

🇳🇱Dutch

onanie

handmatige stimulatie van de geslachtsorganen (van uzelf of iemand anders) voor seksueel genot

🇵🇹Portuguese

onanismo

estimulação manual dos órgãos genitais (de você ou de outra pessoa) para prazer sexual

🇷🇺Russian

онанизм

ручная стимуляция половых органов (своих или другого) для сексуального удовольствия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ओननिज़्म

यौन आनंद के लिए जननांग अंगों (खुद का या किसी अन्य का) को मैन्युअल रूप से उत्तेजित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অনানিজম

যৌন আনন্দের জন্য যৌনাঙ্গের (নিজের বা অন্যের) ম্যানুয়াল উদ্দীপনা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஓனானிசம்

பாலியல் இன்பத்திற்காக பிறப்புறுப்பு உறுப்புகளை (உங்களுடைய அல்லது மற்றொருவரின்) கைமுறையாக தூண்டுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఒనానిజం

లైంగిక ఆనందం కోసం జననేంద్రియ అవయవాల (మీరే లేదా మరొకరు) మాన్యువల్ ప్రేరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

ओनानिझम

लैंगिक सुखासाठी जननेंद्रियाच्या अवयवांचे (स्वतःचे किंवा दुसऱ्याचे) मॅन्युअल उत्तेजन

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓનાનિઝમ

જાતીય આનંદ માટે જનન અંગો (તમારી અથવા અન્ય) ની જાતે ઉત્તેજના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಓನಾನಿಸಂ

ಲೈಂಗಿಕ ಆನಂದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಜನನಾಂಗದ ಅಂಗಗಳ (ನಿಮ್ಮ ಅಥವಾ ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರ) ಹಸ್ತಚಾಲಿತ ಪ್ರಚೋದನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓണനിസം

ലൈംഗിക സുഖത്തിനായി ജനനേന്ദ്രിയ അവയവങ്ങളുടെ (നിങ്ങളുടെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മറ്റൊരാളുടെ) സ്വമേധയാ ഉത്തേജനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਓਨਾਨਿਜ਼ਮ

ਜਿਨਸੀ ਅਨੰਦ ਲਈ ਜਣਨ ਅੰਗਾਂ (ਆਪਣੇ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਦੇ) ਦਾ ਹੱਥੀਂ ਉਤੇਜਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

اونازم

جنسی لذت کے لیے جننانگ اعضاء (اپنے یا کسی دوسرے کے) کی دستی محرک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

手淫

手动刺激（自己或他人的）生殖器官以获得性快感

🇯🇵Japanese

オナニー

性的快感を得るために（自分または他人の）生殖器を手動で刺激すること

🇰🇷Korean

성교 중절

성적 즐거움을 위해 (자신 또는 다른 사람의) 생식기 기관을 수동으로 자극

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thủ dâm

kích thích bằng tay cơ quan sinh dục (của chính bạn hoặc của người khác) để đạt khoái cảm tình dục

🇹🇭Thai

สำเร็จความใคร่ด้วยตนเอง

การกระตุ้นอวัยวะสืบพันธุ์ด้วยตนเอง (ของตัวคุณเองหรือผู้อื่น) เพื่อความสุขทางเพศ

🇮🇩Indonesian

onanisme

rangsangan manual pada organ genital (diri sendiri atau orang lain) untuk kenikmatan seksual

🇵🇭Filipino

onanismo

manu-manong pagpapasigla ng mga genital organ (ng iyong sarili o iba pa) para sa kasiyahang sekswal

🇲🇾Malay

onanisme

rangsangan manual organ kemaluan (diri sendiri atau orang lain) untuk keseronokan seksual

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إستمناء باليد

التحفيز اليدوي للأعضاء التناسلية (لنفسك أو لشخص آخر) من أجل المتعة الجنسية

🇮🇷Persian

اونانیسم

تحریک دستی اندام تناسلی (خود یا دیگری) برای لذت جنسی

🇹🇷Turkish

onanizm

Cinsel zevk için genital organların (kendinizin veya bir başkasının) manuel olarak uyarılması

🇮🇱Hebrew

אוֹנָנוּת

גירוי ידני של איברי המין (שלך או של אחר) לשם הנאה מינית

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