ਲਿੰਗ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਲਿੰਙ (lĩṅ)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕 (liṃga).

Noun

ਲਿੰਗ • (liṅg) m (Shahmukhi spelling لِنگ)

1. (anatomy) penis
2. (grammar) gender

Related terms

• ਇਸਤਰੀਲਿੰਗ m (isatrīliṅg, “feminine gender”)
• ਪੁਲਿੰਗ m (puliṅg, “masculine gender”)

Noun

ਲਿੰਗ • (liṅg) f (Shahmukhi spelling لِنگ)

1. sex, sexuality

Derived terms

• ਲਿੰਗੀ (liṅgī, “sexual”, adjective)

Proper noun

ਲਿੰਗ • (liṅg) m (Shahmukhi spelling لِنگ)

1. (Hinduism) lingam

Related terms

• ਸ਼ਿਵਲਿੰਗ m (śivliṅg, “Shiva linga”)

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਲਿੰਗ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 68.
• “ਲਿੰਗ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “liṅga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press