gender meaning in Sanskrit

Sanskrit words for gender

grammar: division of nouns and pronouns

लिंग liṅga

English meaning of gender

1. noun Class; kind.
2. noun Sex (a category, either male or female, into which sexually-reproducing organisms are divided on the basis of their reproductive roles in their species).
3. noun Identification as a man, a woman, or something else, and association with a (social) role or set of behavioral and cultural traits, clothing, etc; a category to which a person belongs on this basis. (Compare gender role, gender identity.).
4. noun A division of nouns and pronouns (and sometimes of other parts of speech) into masculine or feminine, and sometimes other categories like neuter or common, and animate or inanimate.

Full definition of gender

gender in a sentence

• the gene is activated in both genders
• The effect of the medication is dependent upon age, gender, and other factors.
• This outfit I'm wearing feels gender as hell. It's incredible that I get to look this hot.

Synonyms of gender

• genre
• voice
• biological sex
• gendersex

gender in other languages

• gender in Hindi
• gender in Tamil
• gender in Marathi
• gender in Urdu
• gender in Bengali
• gender in Telugu
• gender in Malayalam
• gender in Kannada
• gender in Punjabi
• gender in Gujarati
• gender in Odia
• gender in Assamese
• gender in Nepali
• gender in Pashto
• gender in Tagalog
• gender in Arabic
• gender in Malay
• gender in Indonesian
• gender in Thai
• gender in Vietnamese
• gender in Myanmar

Questions about gender in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of gender in Sanskrit?

Gender in Sanskrit is लिंग (liṅga).

gender इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?

Gender: लिंग (liṅga).

What does gender mean in English?

Gender means class; kind.