As a deity name
Name 882 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
As a Hindi name
लिंग · masculine
mark, sign; gender; penis
a Hindi word, derived from the Sanskrit लिङ्ग — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Inherited from Prakrit 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀕 (liṃga), from Sanskrit लिङ्ग (liṅga).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
liṅga n. (once m. in NṛsUp.; ifc. f(ā). , f(ī). only in viṣṇu-liṅgī; prob. fr. √ lag; cf. lakṣa, lakṣaṇa) a mark, spot, sign, token, badge, emblem, characteristic (ifc. = tal-liṅga, ‘having anything for a mark or sign’), Up.; MBh. &c.
any assumed or false badge or mark, guise, disguise, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
N. of Dākṣāyaṇī in Naimiṣa
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M1 · same meaning "liṅgadhāriṇyai" is the dative of "liṅgadhāriṇī" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "liṅgadhāriṇyai" is the dative of "liṅgadhārin" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
liṅga—dhāriṇī f. N. of Dākṣāyaṇī in Naimiṣa, Cat.
liṅga—dhārin mfn. wearing a badge. w˚ the Liṅga of Śiva, MW.
liṅga—dhārin m. = -vat m., ib.
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