𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit 𑀮𑀺𑀗𑁆𑀕 (liṅga). Cognate with Pali liṅga.

Noun

𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕 (liṃga) n (Devanagari लिंग)

1. sign, mark
2. (anatomy) penis

Declension

Magadhi declension of 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀁 (liṃgaṃ)	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀇𑀁 (liṃgāiṃ)
Accusative	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀁 (liṃgaṃ)	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀇𑀁 (liṃgāiṃ)
Instrumental	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑁂𑀡 (liṃgeṇa) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑁂𑀡𑀁 (liṃgeṇaṃ)	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑁂𑀳𑀺 (liṃgehi) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (liṃgehiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀤𑁄 (liṃgādo) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁄 (liṃgatto) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (liṃgāhiṃto) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀤𑀼 (liṃgādu) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀳𑀺 (liṃgāhi) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸 (liṃgā)	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀰𑀼𑀁𑀢𑁄 (liṃgaśuṃto) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (liṃgāhiṃto) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀳𑀺 (liṃgāhi) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁄 (liṃgatto) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀤𑁄 (liṃgādo) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀤𑀼 (liṃgādu)
Genitive	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀰𑁆𑀰 (liṃgaśśa) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀳 (liṃgāha)	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀡𑀁 (liṃgāṇaṃ) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀳𑀁 (liṃgāhaṃ)
Locative	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑁂 (liṃge) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (liṃgamhi) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (liṃgammi)	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑁂𑀰𑀼 (liṃgeśu) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑁂𑀰𑀼𑀁 (liṃgeśuṃ)
Vocative	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀁 (liṃgaṃ)	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀇𑀁 (liṃgāiṃ)

Maharastri declension of 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀁 (liṃgaṃ)	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀇𑀁 (liṃgāiṃ) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀇 (liṃgāi)
Accusative	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀁 (liṃgaṃ)	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀇𑀁 (liṃgāiṃ) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀇 (liṃgāi)
Instrumental	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑁂𑀡 (liṃgeṇa) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑁂𑀡𑀁 (liṃgeṇaṃ)	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑁂𑀳𑀺 (liṃgehi) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (liṃgehiṃ)
Dative	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀅 (liṃgāa)	—
Ablative	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀑 (liṃgāo) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀉 (liṃgāu) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸 (liṃgā) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀳𑀺 (liṃgāhi) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (liṃgāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀲𑁆𑀲 (liṃgassa)	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀡 (liṃgāṇa) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀡𑀁 (liṃgāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (liṃgammi) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑁂 (liṃge)	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑁂𑀲𑀼 (liṃgesu) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (liṃgesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕 (liṃga) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸 (liṃgā)	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀇𑀁 (liṃgāiṃ) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀇 (liṃgāi)

Sauraseni declension of 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀁 (liṃgaṃ)	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀇𑀁 (liṃgāiṃ)
Accusative	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀁 (liṃgaṃ)	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀇𑀁 (liṃgāiṃ)
Instrumental	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑁂𑀡 (liṃgeṇa)	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (liṃgehiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀤𑁄 (liṃgādo)	—
Genitive	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀲𑁆𑀲 (liṃgassa)	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀡𑀁 (liṃgāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑁂 (liṃge)	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑁂𑀲𑀼 (liṃgesu) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (liṃgesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕 (liṃga)	𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀇𑀁 (liṃgāiṃ)

Descendants

• Bengali: লিঙ্গ (liṅgo)
• Gujarati: લિંગ (liṅg)
• Hindustani: liṅg

  Hindi: लिंग, लिङ्ग

  Urdu: لِن٘گ (liṅg)

• Marathi: लिंग (liṅga)
• Nepali: लिङ्ग, लिंग (liṅga)
• Punjabi: ਲਿੰਗ (liṅg)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “liṁga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “लिंग”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].