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See also: -linga and liṅga

English

Noun

linga (plural lingas)

  1. Alternative form of lingam

Anagrams

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

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

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

Noun

lingá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜅ)

  1. sesame

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

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
See also

Etymology 3

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *liŋa (“negligence, inattentiveness”). Compare Aklanon linga (“challenged hearing”), Cebuano linga (“split attention”).

Adjective

lingâ or lingà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜅ) (obsolete)

  1. forgetful
  2. half-deaf
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Noun

linga (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜅ) (obsolete)

  1. act of unravelling something
Derived terms

Etymology 5

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

Pronunciation

Noun

lingá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜅ) (obsolete)

  1. lingam (as a kind of idol)

Further reading

Anagrams

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

References

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