lingam meaning in Sanskrit
शिवलिङ्ग śivaliṅga
lingam in Sanskrit: शिवलिङ्ग (śivaliṅga). In English, lingam means the aniconic phallic representation traditionally worshipped as a symbol of or in connection with Shiva.
Sanskrit words for lingam
- lingam, Shivalinga: an aniconic representation of the Hindu deity Shiva used for worship in temples
- शिवलिङ्ग śivaliṅga
English meaning of lingam
- noun The aniconic phallic representation traditionally worshipped as a symbol of or in connection with Shiva.
- noun The penis.
lingam in other languages
Questions about lingam in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of lingam in Sanskrit?
- Lingam in Sanskrit is शिवलिङ्ग (śivaliṅga).
- lingam इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Lingam: शिवलिङ्ग (śivaliṅga).
- What does lingam mean in English?
- Lingam means the aniconic phallic representation traditionally worshipped as a symbol of or in connection with Shiva.
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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “lingam”: शिवलिङ्ग. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: lingam (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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