लिङ्ग्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• লিঙ্গ্ (Assamese script)
• ᬮᬶᬗ᭄ᬕ᭄ (Balinese script)
• লিঙ্গ্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰩𑰰𑰒𑰿𑰐𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀮𑀺𑀗𑁆𑀕𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• လိင်္ဂ် (Burmese script)
• લિઙ્ગ્ (Gujarati script)
• ਲਿਙ੍ਗ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍍 (Grantha script)
• ꦭꦶꦔ꧀ꦒ꧀ (Javanese script)
• 𑂪𑂱𑂑𑂹𑂏𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• ಲಿಙ್ಗ್ (Kannada script)
• លិង្គ៑ (Khmer script)
• ລິງ຺ຄ຺ (Lao script)
• ലിങ്ഗ് (Malayalam script)
• ᠯᡳᢛᡤ (Manchu script)
• 𑘩𑘱𑘒𑘿𑘐𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᠯᠢᢊᠺ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧉𑧒𑦲𑧠𑦰𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐮𑐶𑐒𑑂𑐐𑑂 (Newa script)
• ଲିଙ୍ଗ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢭꢶꢖ꣄ꢔ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆬𑆴𑆕𑇀𑆓𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖩𑖰𑖒𑖿𑖐𑖿 (Siddham script)
• ලිඞ‍්ග් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩽𑩑𑩠 𑪙𑩞 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚥𑚮𑚎𑚶𑚌𑚶 (Takri script)
• லிங்க்³ (Tamil script)
• లిఙ్గ్ (Telugu script)
• ลิงฺคฺ (Thai script)
• ལི་ངྒ྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒪𑒱𑒓𑓂𑒑𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨬𑨁𑨏𑩇𑨍𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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Root

लिङ्ग् • (liṅg)

1. to go
2. to paint, variegate
3. to change or inflect a noun according to its gender

Derived terms

• आलिङ्गन (āliṅgana)
• आलिङ्ग् (āliṅg)
• लिङ्गन (liṅgana)

 

Further reading

• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “लिङ्ग्”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan