ꦭꦶꦁꦒ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese liṅga, from Sanskrit लिङ्ग (liṅga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liŋ.ɡɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɡɔ
• Hyphenation: ling‧ga

Noun

ꦭꦶꦁꦒ (lingga)

1. (archaeology) lingam
2. (linguistics) stem: the main part of an uninflected word to which affixes may be added to form inflections of the word.

Derived terms

• ꦏꦭꦶꦁꦒ (kalingga)

 

• ꦏꦭꦶꦁꦒꦩꦸꦂꦢ (kalingga murda)

 

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “lingga”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN