linga

See also: -linga and liṅga

English

Noun

linga (plural lingas)

1. Alternative form of lingam

Anagrams

• Gilan, Glina, Laing, Langi, Liang, algin, align, ganil, liang, ligan

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: li‧nga

Noun

linga

1. an evergreen shrub, Mahonia philippinensis

Verb

linga

1. to engross

Adjective

linga

1. inattentive

Chavacano

Noun

lingá

1. sesame seed

Fanagalo

Etymology

From Zulu -linga, from Proto-Bantu *-dɪ́nga (“search for, watch for, desire”).

Verb

linga

1. to try, to attempt

French

Noun

linga m (plural lingas)

1. Alternative spelling of lingam

Italian

Alternative forms

• lingam

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit लिङ्ग (liṅga, “sign, mark; penis”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlin.ɡa/
• Rhymes: -inɡa
• Hyphenation: lìn‧ga

Noun

linga m (invariable)

1. (Shaivism) lingam

Further reading

• linga in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Lingala

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Bantu *-dɪ́nga or *-dɪ̀nga?”).

Verb

-linga (infinitive kolinga)

1. to need
2. to love
3. to desire; to want

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English ring.

Noun

linga

1. ring

Derived terms

• lingaworon (“ringworm”)
• nosolinga (“nose piercing”)
• yesilinga (“earring”)

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Verb

-linga (infinitive kulinga)

1. to compare, to match

   linga nguo ― try on clothes

Conjugation

Conjugation of -linga
Positive present -nalinga Subjunctive -linge Negative -lingi Imperative singular linga
Infinitives
Positive kulinga Negative kutolinga
Imperatives
Singular linga Plural lingeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulinga Positive past positive subject concord + -lilinga Negative past negative subject concord + -kulinga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalinga) Singular Plural 1st person ninalinga/nalinga tunalinga 2nd person unalinga mnalinga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) analinga wanalinga other classes positive subject concord + -nalinga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -lingi) Singular Plural 1st person silingi hatulingi 2nd person hulingi hamlingi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) halingi hawalingi other classes negative subject concord + -lingi
Positive future positive subject concord + -talinga Negative future negative subject concord + -talinga
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -linge) Singular Plural 1st person nilinge tulinge 2nd person ulinge mlinge 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alinge walinge other classes positive subject concord + -linge
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silinge Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelinga Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelinga Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilinga Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilinga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alinga) Singular Plural 1st person nalinga twalinga 2nd person walinga mwalinga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alinga walinga m-mi(III/IV) walinga yalinga ji-ma(V/VI) lalinga yalinga ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalinga vyalinga n(IX/X) yalinga zalinga u(XI) walinga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwalinga pa(XVI) palinga mu(XVIII) mwalinga
Perfect positive subject concord + -melinga "Already" positive subject concord + -meshalinga "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalinga "If/When" positive subject concord + -kilinga "If not" positive subject concord + -sipolinga Consecutive kalinga / positive subject concord + -kalinga Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalinge
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nilinga -tulinga 2nd person -kulinga -walinga/-kulingeni/-walingeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlinga -walinga m-mi(III/IV) -ulinga -ilinga ji-ma(V/VI) -lilinga -yalinga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilinga -vilinga n(IX/X) -ilinga -zilinga u(XI) -ulinga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kulinga pa(XVI) -palinga mu(XVIII) -mulinga Reflexive -jilinga
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -linga- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -lingaye -lingao m-mi(III/IV) -lingao -lingayo ji-ma(V/VI) -lingalo -lingayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -lingacho -lingavyo n(IX/X) -lingayo -lingazo u(XI) -lingao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -lingako pa(XVI) -lingapo mu(XVIII) -lingamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -linga) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yelinga -olinga m-mi(III/IV) -olinga -yolinga ji-ma(V/VI) -lolinga -yolinga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholinga -vyolinga n(IX/X) -yolinga -zolinga u(XI) -olinga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kolinga pa(XVI) -polinga mu(XVIII) -molinga
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Reciprocal: -lingana (“to be equal, to be similar”)

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ́nga (“search for, watch for, desire”).

Verb

-línga

1. to try, to tempt, to test

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləŋa. Compare Bikol Central lunga, Cebuano lunga, Ilocano lengnga, Ibanag langa, Maranao lenga, and Tausug lunga.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /liˈŋa/, [lɪˈŋa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: li‧nga

Noun

lingá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜅ)

1. sesame

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /liˈŋaʔ/ [lɪˈŋaʔ], /ˈliŋaʔ/ [ˈli.ŋɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ, -iŋaʔ
• Syllabification: li‧nga

Noun

lingâ or lingà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜅ)

1. looking sideways, from left to right (as in searching for something or someone)

   Synonym: pagpapalingon-lingon

2. (obsolete) act of tilting one's head
3. (obsolete) act of swerving to the one side
4. (obsolete) wobbling from side to side (especially of a boat)

   Synonym: linggatong

Derived terms

• linga-linga
• lingain
• luminga
• magpalinga-linga
• malinga
• malingain
• mapalinga
• paglinga
• palinga-linga

 

See also

• baling
• lingon
• sulyap
• tanaw
• tingin

 

Adjective

lingâ or lingà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜅ) (obsolete)

1. forgetful
2. half-deaf

Derived terms

• ikalinga
• lingain
• malinga

 

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈliŋa/, [ˈli.ŋɐ]
• Rhymes: -iŋa
• Syllabification: li‧nga

Noun

linga (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜅ) (obsolete)

1. act of unravelling something

Derived terms

• ilinga
• maglinga

 

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Sanskrit लिङ्ग (liṅga, “sign, mark; phallus”). Compare Malay lingga (“stone memorial”). Doublet of linggam.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /liˈŋa/, [lɪˈŋa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: li‧nga

Noun

lingá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜅ) (obsolete)

1. lingam (as a kind of idol)

Further reading

• “linga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[1] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[2] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• Trinidad Hermenegildo Pardo de Tavera (1887) El sanscrito en la lengua tagalog‎^[3], la Faculté de médecine, A. Davy
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 288

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ́nga (“search for, watch for, desire”).

Verb

-línga

1. to try, to attempt

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ́nga (“search for, watch for, desire”).

Verb

-lînga

1. (transitive) to try, to attempt
2. (transitive) to test, to tempt
3. (transitive) to do magic tricks

Inflection

Tone HH
Infinitive	ukulinga
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukulinga	ukungalingi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	linga	-linge
Plural	lingani	-lingeni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyalinga, ngilinga	engilingayo, engilinga	ngilinga	angilingi	engingalingi	ngingalingi
2nd singular	uyalinga, ulinga	olingayo, olinga	ulinga	awulingi	ongalingi	ungalingi
1st plural	siyalinga, silinga	esilingayo, esilinga	silinga	asilingi	esingalingi	singalingi
2nd plural	niyalinga, nilinga	enilingayo, enilinga	nilinga	anilingi	eningalingi	ningalingi
Class 1	uyalinga, ulinga	olingayo, olinga	elinga	akalingi	ongalingi	engalingi
Class 2	bayalinga, balinga	abalingayo, abalinga	belinga	abalingi	abangalingi	bengalingi
Class 3	uyalinga, ulinga	olingayo, olinga	ulinga	awulingi	ongalingi	ungalingi
Class 4	iyalinga, ilinga	elingayo, elinga	ilinga	ayilingi	engalingi	ingalingi
Class 5	liyalinga, lilinga	elilingayo, elilinga	lilinga	alilingi	elingalingi	lingalingi
Class 6	ayalinga, alinga	alingayo, alinga	elinga	awalingi	angalingi	engalingi
Class 7	siyalinga, silinga	esilingayo, esilinga	silinga	asilingi	esingalingi	singalingi
Class 8	ziyalinga, zilinga	ezilingayo, ezilinga	zilinga	azilingi	ezingalingi	zingalingi
Class 9	iyalinga, ilinga	elingayo, elinga	ilinga	ayilingi	engalingi	ingalingi
Class 10	ziyalinga, zilinga	ezilingayo, ezilinga	zilinga	azilingi	ezingalingi	zingalingi
Class 11	luyalinga, lulinga	olulingayo, olulinga	lulinga	alulingi	olungalingi	lungalingi
Class 14	buyalinga, bulinga	obulingayo, obulinga	bulinga	abulingi	obungalingi	bungalingi
Class 15	kuyalinga, kulinga	okulingayo, okulinga	kulinga	akulingi	okungalingi	kungalingi
Class 17	kuyalinga, kulinga	okulingayo, okulinga	kulinga	akulingi	okungalingi	kungalingi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngilingile, ngilingē	engilingile, engilingē	ngilingile, ngilingē	angilinganga	engingalinganga	ngingalinganga
2nd singular	ulingile, ulingē	olingile, olingē	ulingile, ulingē	awulinganga	ongalinganga	ungalinganga
1st plural	silingile, silingē	esilingile, esilingē	silingile, silingē	asilinganga	esingalinganga	singalinganga
2nd plural	nilingile, nilingē	enilingile, enilingē	nilingile, nilingē	anilinganga	eningalinganga	ningalinganga
Class 1	ulingile, ulingē	olingile, olingē	elingile, elingē	akalinganga	ongalinganga	engalinganga
Class 2	balingile, balingē	abalingile, abalingē	belingile, belingē	abalinganga	abangalinganga	bengalinganga
Class 3	ulingile, ulingē	olingile, olingē	ulingile, ulingē	awulinganga	ongalinganga	ungalinganga
Class 4	ilingile, ilingē	elingile, elingē	ilingile, ilingē	ayilinganga	engalinganga	ingalinganga
Class 5	lilingile, lilingē	elilingile, elilingē	lilingile, lilingē	alilinganga	elingalinganga	lingalinganga
Class 6	alingile, alingē	alingile, alingē	elingile, elingē	awalinganga	angalinganga	engalinganga
Class 7	silingile, silingē	esilingile, esilingē	silingile, silingē	asilinganga	esingalinganga	singalinganga
Class 8	zilingile, zilingē	ezilingile, ezilingē	zilingile, zilingē	azilinganga	ezingalinganga	zingalinganga
Class 9	ilingile, ilingē	elingile, elingē	ilingile, ilingē	ayilinganga	engalinganga	ingalinganga
Class 10	zilingile, zilingē	ezilingile, ezilingē	zilingile, zilingē	azilinganga	ezingalinganga	zingalinganga
Class 11	lulingile, lulingē	olulingile, olulingē	lulingile, lulingē	alulinganga	olungalinganga	lungalinganga
Class 14	bulingile, bulingē	obulingile, obulingē	bulingile, bulingē	abulinganga	obungalinganga	bungalinganga
Class 15	kulingile, kulingē	okulingile, okulingē	kulingile, kulingē	akulinganga	okungalinganga	kungalinganga
Class 17	kulingile, kulingē	okulingile, okulingē	kulingile, kulingē	akulinganga	okungalinganga	kungalinganga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngālinga	engālinga	ngālinga	angilinganga	engingalinganga	ngingalinganga
2nd singular	wālinga	owālinga	wālinga	awulinganga	ongalinganga	ungalinganga
1st plural	sālinga	esālinga	sālinga	asilinganga	esingalinganga	singalinganga
2nd plural	nālinga	enālinga	nālinga	anilinganga	eningalinganga	ningalinganga
Class 1	wālinga	owālinga	ālinga	akalinganga	ongalinganga	engalinganga
Class 2	bālinga	abālinga	bālinga	abalinganga	abangalinganga	bengalinganga
Class 3	wālinga	owālinga	wālinga	awulinganga	ongalinganga	ungalinganga
Class 4	yālinga	eyālinga	yālinga	ayilinganga	engalinganga	ingalinganga
Class 5	lālinga	elālinga	lālinga	alilinganga	elingalinganga	lingalinganga
Class 6	ālinga	ālinga	ālinga	awalinganga	angalinganga	engalinganga
Class 7	sālinga	esālinga	sālinga	asilinganga	esingalinganga	singalinganga
Class 8	zālinga	ezālinga	zālinga	azilinganga	ezingalinganga	zingalinganga
Class 9	yālinga	eyālinga	yālinga	ayilinganga	engalinganga	ingalinganga
Class 10	zālinga	ezālinga	zālinga	azilinganga	ezingalinganga	zingalinganga
Class 11	lwālinga	olwālinga	lwālinga	alulinganga	olungalinganga	lungalinganga
Class 14	bālinga	obālinga	bālinga	abulinganga	obungalinganga	bungalinganga
Class 15	kwālinga	okwālinga	kwālinga	akulinganga	okungalinganga	kungalinganga
Class 17	kwālinga	okwālinga	kwālinga	akulinganga	okungalinganga	kungalinganga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingalinga	—	ngingalinga	ngingelinge	—	ngingelinge
2nd singular	ungalinga	—	ungalinga	ungelinge	—	ungelinge
1st plural	singalinga	—	singalinga	singelinge	—	singelinge
2nd plural	ningalinga	—	ningalinga	ningelinge	—	ningelinge
Class 1	angalinga	—	engalinga	angelinge	—	engelinge
Class 2	bangalinga	—	bengalinga	bangelinge	—	bengelinge
Class 3	ungalinga	—	ungalinga	ungelinge	—	ungelinge
Class 4	ingalinga	—	ingalinga	ingelinge	—	ingelinge
Class 5	lingalinga	—	lingalinga	lingelinge	—	lingelinge
Class 6	angalinga	—	engalinga	angelinge	—	engelinge
Class 7	singalinga	—	singalinga	singelinge	—	singelinge
Class 8	zingalinga	—	zingalinga	zingelinge	—	zingelinge
Class 9	ingalinga	—	ingalinga	ingelinge	—	ingelinge
Class 10	zingalinga	—	zingalinga	zingelinge	—	zingelinge
Class 11	lungalinga	—	lungalinga	lungelinge	—	lungelinge
Class 14	bungalinga	—	bungalinga	bungelinge	—	bungelinge
Class 15	kungalinga	—	kungalinga	kungelinge	—	kungelinge
Class 17	kungalinga	—	kungalinga	kungelinge	—	kungelinge
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizolinga	engizolinga	ngizolinga	angizulinga	engingezulinga	ngingezulinga
2nd singular	uzolinga	ozolinga	uzolinga	awuzulinga	ongezulinga	ungezulinga
1st plural	sizolinga	esizolinga	sizolinga	asizulinga	esingezulinga	singezulinga
2nd plural	nizolinga	enizolinga	nizolinga	anizulinga	eningezulinga	ningezulinga
Class 1	uzolinga	ozolinga	ezolinga	akazulinga	ongezulinga	engezulinga
Class 2	bazolinga	abazolinga	bezolinga	abazulinga	abangezulinga	bengezulinga
Class 3	uzolinga	ozolinga	uzolinga	awuzulinga	ongezulinga	ungezulinga
Class 4	izolinga	ezolinga	izolinga	ayizulinga	engezulinga	ingezulinga
Class 5	lizolinga	elizolinga	lizolinga	alizulinga	elingezulinga	lingezulinga
Class 6	azolinga	azolinga	ezolinga	awazulinga	angezulinga	engezulinga
Class 7	sizolinga	esizolinga	sizolinga	asizulinga	esingezulinga	singezulinga
Class 8	zizolinga	ezizolinga	zizolinga	azizulinga	ezingezulinga	zingezulinga
Class 9	izolinga	ezolinga	izolinga	ayizulinga	engezulinga	ingezulinga
Class 10	zizolinga	ezizolinga	zizolinga	azizulinga	ezingezulinga	zingezulinga
Class 11	luzolinga	oluzolinga	luzolinga	aluzulinga	olungezulinga	lungezulinga
Class 14	buzolinga	obuzolinga	buzolinga	abuzulinga	obungezulinga	bungezulinga
Class 15	kuzolinga	okuzolinga	kuzolinga	akuzulinga	okungezulinga	kungezulinga
Class 17	kuzolinga	okuzolinga	kuzolinga	akuzulinga	okungezulinga	kungezulinga
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyolinga	engiyolinga	ngiyolinga	angiyulinga	engingeyulinga	ngingeyulinga
2nd singular	uyolinga	oyolinga	uyolinga	awuyulinga	ongeyulinga	ungeyulinga
1st plural	siyolinga	esiyolinga	siyolinga	asiyulinga	esingeyulinga	singeyulinga
2nd plural	niyolinga	eniyolinga	niyolinga	aniyulinga	eningeyulinga	ningeyulinga
Class 1	uyolinga	oyolinga	eyolinga	akayulinga	ongeyulinga	engeyulinga
Class 2	bayolinga	abayolinga	beyolinga	abayulinga	abangeyulinga	bengeyulinga
Class 3	uyolinga	oyolinga	uyolinga	awuyulinga	ongeyulinga	ungeyulinga
Class 4	iyolinga	eyolinga	iyolinga	ayiyulinga	engeyulinga	ingeyulinga
Class 5	liyolinga	eliyolinga	liyolinga	aliyulinga	elingeyulinga	lingeyulinga
Class 6	ayolinga	ayolinga	eyolinga	awayulinga	angeyulinga	engeyulinga
Class 7	siyolinga	esiyolinga	siyolinga	asiyulinga	esingeyulinga	singeyulinga
Class 8	ziyolinga	eziyolinga	ziyolinga	aziyulinga	ezingeyulinga	zingeyulinga
Class 9	iyolinga	eyolinga	iyolinga	ayiyulinga	engeyulinga	ingeyulinga
Class 10	ziyolinga	eziyolinga	ziyolinga	aziyulinga	ezingeyulinga	zingeyulinga
Class 11	luyolinga	oluyolinga	luyolinga	aluyulinga	olungeyulinga	lungeyulinga
Class 14	buyolinga	obuyolinga	buyolinga	abuyulinga	obungeyulinga	bungeyulinga
Class 15	kuyolinga	okuyolinga	kuyolinga	akuyulinga	okungeyulinga	kungeyulinga
Class 17	kuyolinga	okuyolinga	kuyolinga	akuyulinga	okungeyulinga	kungeyulinga
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngilinge	ngingalingi
2nd singular	ulinge	ungalingi
1st plural	silinge	singalingi
2nd plural	nilinge	ningalingi
Class 1	alinge	angalingi
Class 2	balinge	bangalingi
Class 3	ulinge	ungalingi
Class 4	ilinge	ingalingi
Class 5	lilinge	lingalingi
Class 6	alinge	angalingi
Class 7	silinge	singalingi
Class 8	zilinge	zingalingi
Class 9	ilinge	ingalingi
Class 10	zilinge	zingalingi
Class 11	lulinge	lungalingi
Class 14	bulinge	bungalingi
Class 15	kulinge	kungalingi
Class 17	kulinge	kungalingi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngalinga	ngangalinga, angalinga, angangalinga
2nd singular	walinga	wangalinga, awalinga, awangalinga
1st plural	salinga	sangalinga, asalinga, asangalinga
2nd plural	nalinga	nangalinga, analinga, anangalinga
Class 1	walinga	wangalinga, akalinga, akangalinga
Class 2	balinga	bangalinga, abalinga, abangalinga
Class 3	walinga	wangalinga, awalinga, awangalinga
Class 4	yalinga	yangalinga, ayalinga, ayangalinga
Class 5	lalinga	langalinga, alalinga, alangalinga
Class 6	alinga	angalinga, awalinga, awangalinga
Class 7	salinga	sangalinga, asalinga, asangalinga
Class 8	zalinga	zangalinga, azalinga, azangalinga
Class 9	yalinga	yangalinga, ayalinga, ayangalinga
Class 10	zalinga	zangalinga, azalinga, azangalinga
Class 11	lwalinga	lwangalinga, alwalinga, alwangalinga
Class 14	balinga	bangalinga, abalinga, abangalinga
Class 15	kwalinga	kwangalinga, akwalinga, akwangalinga
Class 17	kwalinga	kwangalinga, akwalinga, akwangalinga

Derived terms

• -lingisa

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “linga”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “linga (3.9)”