ലിംഗം

Malayalam

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लिङ्ग (liṅga, “mark, sign, token”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liŋɡɐm/

Noun

ലിംഗം • (liṅgaṁ)

  1. (Shaivism) lingam, aniconic representation of the Hindu deity Shiva.
  2. (anatomy) penis
    Synonym: ശിശ്നം (śiśnaṁ)
  3. (grammar) gender, grammatical gender (only nouns are inflected by gender in Malayalam. )

Derived terms

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