Etymology[edit]
From Sanskrit शिवलिङ्ग (śivaliṅga), equivalent to शिव (śiv, “Shiva”) + लिंग (liṅg, “gender; sexual organ”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʃɪʋ.lɪŋɡ/, [ʃɪʋ.lɪ̃ŋɡ]
शिवलिंग • (śivliṅg) m
- Lingam, Shivaling: an aniconic representation of the Hindu deity Shiva used for worship in temples
Declension[edit]
Declension of शिवलिंग (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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शिवलिंग
śivliṅg
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शिवलिंग
śivliṅg
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| oblique
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शिवलिंग
śivliṅg
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शिवलिंगों
śivliṅgõ
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| vocative
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शिवलिंग
śivliṅg
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शिवलिंगो
śivliṅgo
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