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liṅgā

liṅga

nt nom pl of liṅga (noun); nt instr sg of liṅga (noun); nt abl sg of liṅga (noun); nt voc sg of liṅga (noun); …

1. gender; sex
2. characteristic; attribute; feature
3. (gram) gender; noun-ending
4. (gram) verbal stem; nominal base

Etymology. √liṅg + a; from √liṅg 'differentiate'; Sanskrit liṅga

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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