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अद्वियोनि (adviyoni)

 
Monier Williams Cologne
English
अ-द्वि-योनि
mfn.
not produced by two (vowels), not diphthongal,
RPrāt.
Abhyankara Grammar
English
अद्वियोनि lit. not made up of two elements, and hence, produced with a single effort, an expression used for simple vowels ( समानाक्षर ) such as अ, इ, उ, ऋ, लृ and simple consonants क्, ख्, ग् etc. as distinguished from diphthongs ( सन्ध्यक्षर ) such as ए, ऐ, ओ, and conjunct consonants क्व, ध्र , etc. which appear to have been termed द्वियोनि cf. अपृक्तमेकाक्षरमद्वियोनि यत् R.Pr.XI.3.
Burnouf
French
अद्वियोनि अद्वियोनि a. non diphthongue.