For example, the Swedish word for sexual intercourse also refers to the number six, which can be confusing.
In words that echo Aristotle's view that a woman is a receptacle for the life force implanted by a man through intercourse, the author refers to Cathy Hilling as "the woman who carried our child" and explains, "Strictly speaking, she was a vessel, the carrier, the biological baby sitter, for my baby".
Anal intercourse in this study refers to the penetration of a woman's anus by her partner's penis, and not the more general category of sexual behaviors, anal sex, which can include anal-oral contact and digital penetration.
At the same time, sexual intercourse was widely referred to as commerce.
Vaginal sex was defined as penile vagina penetrative sexual intercourse; oral sex referred to involving penetration of the mouth by the penis or oral penetration of the vulva or vagina; and anal sex was defined as penetration of the anus by the penis.
In the Stieglitz lexicon, the verb "to fluff" refers to sexual intercourse; a woman whose worth is believed to reside primarily in her sexual availability is a "fluffer".
"The term 'bestiality' has a well-established legal meaning and refers to sexual intercourse between a human and an animal.
Islamic law is still widely applied in Afghanistan, and "zina," which refers to sexual intercourse between two people outside marriage, leads to the condemnation and imprisonment of many women.
Sharia law – the legal system derived from the Qur'an – is still widely applied and "zina", which refers to sexual intercourse between two people outside marriage, is the common principle that leads to the condemnation and imprisonment of many women.
Because some Sanskrit dictionaries translate Ahalya as "unploughed," some recent authors view this as an implicit reference to sexual intercourse and argue that the name refers to a virgin or a motherly figure.
