liṅga
Old Javanese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit लिङ्ग (liṅga).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
liṅga
- (literal) mark, sign, token.
- (literal) characteristic
- evidence, proof
- lingam, phallus
- image of a god; central object of worship
- centre
- pivot
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- "liṅga" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sanskrit लिङ्ग (liṅga).
Noun edit
liṅga n
Declension edit
Declension table of "liṅga" (neuter)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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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 edit
Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “linga”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead