లింగడు

Telugu

Etymology

From Sanskrit लिङ्ग (liṅga) +‎ -డు (-ḍu).

Proper noun

లింగడు • (liṅgaḍu) m

(Hinduism) A name of the god Siva.
ఎద్దును యెక్కినవాడే లింగడు, గద్దను యెక్కినవాడే రంగడు
eddunu yekkinavāḍē liṅgaḍu, gaddanu yekkinavāḍē raṅgaḍu
He who rides on a bullock is Lingadu (Siva), he who rides on a kite is Rangadu (Vishnu).

References

"లింగము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1103

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