liṅga

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लिङ्ग (liṅga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liŋ.ɡa/
• Rhymes: -ɡa
• Hyphenation: liṅ‧ga

Noun

liṅga

1. (literal) mark, sign, token.
2. (literal) characteristic
3. evidence, proof
4. lingam, phallus
5. image of a god; central object of worship
6. centre
7. pivot

Derived terms

• liniṅga
• liniṅganan
• paṅliṅga
• paṅliṅgan

 

• liṅga mūrdha
• liṅga puruṣa
• liṅga sūkṣma

 

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦭꦶꦁꦒ (lingga) (inherited)
• → Balinese: ᬮᬶᬗ᭄ᬕ (lingga)

Further reading

• "liṅga" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀮𑀺𑀗𑁆𑀕 (Brahmi script)
• लिङ्ग (Devanagari script)
• লিঙ্গ (Bengali script)
• ලිඞ‍්ග (Sinhalese script)
• လိင်္ဂ or လိင်္ၷ or လိင်ၷ (Burmese script)
• ลิงฺค or ลิงคะ (Thai script)
• ᩃᩥᩘᨣ (Tai Tham script)
• ລິງ຺ຄ or ລິງຄະ (Lao script)
• លិង្គ (Khmer script)
• 𑄣𑄨𑄋𑄴𑄉 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit लिङ्ग (liṅga).

Noun

liṅga n

1. sign; mark; attribute; feature

Declension

Declension table of "liṅga" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	liṅgaṃ	liṅgāni
Accusative (second)	liṅgaṃ	liṅgāni
Instrumental (third)	liṅgena	liṅgehi or liṅgebhi
Dative (fourth)	liṅgassa or liṅgāya or liṅgatthaṃ	liṅgānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	liṅgasmā or liṅgamhā or liṅgā	liṅgehi or liṅgebhi
Genitive (sixth)	liṅgassa	liṅgānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	liṅgasmiṃ or liṅgamhi or liṅge	liṅgesu
Vocative (calling)	liṅga	liṅgāni

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “linga”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead