"へのこ" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [he̞no̞ko̞] Forms: henoko [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of へ (he, root for "genitals", cf. へへ (hehe)) + の (no, genitive marker) + 子(こ) (ko, “child”). Attested in the Wamyō Ruijushō (934). Etymology templates: {{ja-com|へ||の||子|こ|pos1=root for "genitals", cf. <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">へへ</i> (hehe)|pos2=genitive marker|t3=child}} へ (he, root for "genitals", cf. へへ (hehe)) + の (no, genitive marker) + 子(こ) (ko, “child”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|へのこ}} へのこ • (henoko)
  1. (dated) the testicles Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-へのこ-ja-noun-y5wSsVy2 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 33
  2. (dated) the scrotum Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-へのこ-ja-noun-dDkYSjCs Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with redundant script codes, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 16 68 16 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 18 63 18 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 19 62 19 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 25 50 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant script codes: 18 63 18 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 19 62 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 33
  3. (dated) the penis Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-へのこ-ja-noun-93wiWF~w Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 33
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    },
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      "ipa": "[he̞no̞ko̞]"
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      "other": "[hénòkò]",
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