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 \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)liṅgaṃliṅgāni
Accusative (second)liṅgaṃliṅgāni
Instrumental (third)liṅgenaliṅgehi or liṅgebhi
Dative (fourth)liṅgassa or liṅgāya or liṅgatthaṃliṅgānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)liṅgasmā or liṅgamhā or liṅgāliṅgehi or liṅgebhi
Genitive (sixth)liṅgassaliṅgānaṃ
Locative (seventh)liṅgasmiṃ or liṅgamhi or liṅgeliṅgesu
Vocative (calling)liṅgaliṅgāni

References

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

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