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lingam

American  
[ling-guhm] / ˈlɪŋ gəm /
Also linga

noun

  1. Sanskrit Grammar. the masculine gender.

  2. (in popular Hinduism) a phallus, symbol of Siva.

lingam British  
/ ˈlɪŋɡəm, ˈlɪŋɡə /

noun

  1. (in Sanskrit grammar) the masculine gender

    1. the Hindu phallic image of the god Siva

    2. the penis

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Etymology

Origin of lingam

From the Sanskrit word liṅga mark, gender, phallus

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