𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕
Prakrit
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit 𑀮𑀺𑀗𑁆𑀕 (liṅga). Cognate with Pali liṅga.
Noun
𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕 (liṃga) n (Devanagari लिंग)
- sign, mark
- (anatomy) penis
Declension
| Magadhi declension of 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕 (neuter) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀁 (liṃgaṃ) | 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀇𑀁 (liṃgāiṃ) |
| Accusative | 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀁 (liṃgaṃ) | 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀇𑀁 (liṃgāiṃ) |
| Instrumental | 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑁂𑀡 (liṃgeṇa) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑁂𑀡𑀁 (liṃgeṇaṃ) | 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑁂𑀳𑀺 (liṃgehi) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (liṃgehiṃ) |
| Dative | — | — |
| Ablative | 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀤𑁄 (liṃgādo) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁄 (liṃgatto) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (liṃgāhiṃto) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀤𑀼 (liṃgādu) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀳𑀺 (liṃgāhi) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸 (liṃgā) | 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀰𑀼𑀁𑀢𑁄 (liṃgaśuṃto) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (liṃgāhiṃto) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀳𑀺 (liṃgāhi) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁄 (liṃgatto) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀤𑁄 (liṃgādo) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀤𑀼 (liṃgādu) |
| Genitive | 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀰𑁆𑀰 (liṃgaśśa) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀳 (liṃgāha) | 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀡𑀁 (liṃgāṇaṃ) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀳𑀁 (liṃgāhaṃ) |
| Locative | 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑁂 (liṃge) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (liṃgamhi) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (liṃgammi) | 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑁂𑀰𑀼 (liṃgeśu) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑁂𑀰𑀼𑀁 (liṃgeśuṃ) |
| Vocative | 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀁 (liṃgaṃ) | 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀇𑀁 (liṃgāiṃ) |
| Maharastri declension of 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕 (neuter) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀁 (liṃgaṃ) | 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀇𑀁 (liṃgāiṃ) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀇 (liṃgāi) |
| Accusative | 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀁 (liṃgaṃ) | 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀇𑀁 (liṃgāiṃ) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀇 (liṃgāi) |
| Instrumental | 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑁂𑀡 (liṃgeṇa) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑁂𑀡𑀁 (liṃgeṇaṃ) | 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑁂𑀳𑀺 (liṃgehi) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (liṃgehiṃ) |
| Dative | 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀅 (liṃgāa) | — |
| Ablative | 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀑 (liṃgāo) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀉 (liṃgāu) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸 (liṃgā) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀳𑀺 (liṃgāhi) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (liṃgāhiṃto) | — |
| Genitive | 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀲𑁆𑀲 (liṃgassa) | 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀡 (liṃgāṇa) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀡𑀁 (liṃgāṇaṃ) |
| Locative | 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (liṃgammi) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑁂 (liṃge) | 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑁂𑀲𑀼 (liṃgesu) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (liṃgesuṃ) |
| Vocative | 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕 (liṃga) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸 (liṃgā) | 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀇𑀁 (liṃgāiṃ) or 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀇 (liṃgāi) |
Descendants
- Bengali: লিঙ্গ (liṅgô)
- Gujarati: લિંગ (liṅg)
- Hindustani: liṅg
- Hindi: लिंग, लिङ्ग
- Urdu: لِن٘گ
- Marathi: लिंग (liṅga)
- Nepali: लिङ्ग, लिंग (liṅga)
- Punjabi: ਲਿੰਗ (liṅg)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “liṁga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928), “लिंग”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].