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noun
The aniconic phallic representation traditionally worshipped as a symbol of or in connection with Shiva.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The penis.
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noun
the Hindu phallic symbol of Siva
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: symbol
History
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit लिङ्गम् (liṅgam, nominative singular of लिङ्ग (liṅga, “sign, mark”)).
Across languages
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