လိင်

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali liṅga (“characteristic; sign; attribute; sexual characteristic; gender”), from Sanskrit लिंग (liṃga). Doublet of လိင်္ဂ (lingga.).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: လိန်
  • IPA(key): /lèɪɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ling • ALA-LC: liṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: lein • Okell: leiñ
  • Homophone: လိမ် (lim)

Noun

လိင် • (ling)

  1. feature
  2. genitalia, sex
  3. gender
  4. the ten rules of conduct for novice monks

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