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

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
  • 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
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