Vacyalinga, Vācyaliṅga, Vacya-linga, Vacyalimga: 4 definitions

Introduction:

Vacyalinga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Alternative spellings of this word include Vachyalinga.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vacyalinga in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vācyaliṅga (वाच्यलिङ्ग).—a. adjectival.

Vācyaliṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vācya and liṅga (लिङ्ग).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vācyaliṅga (वाच्यलिङ्ग):—[=vācya-liṅga] [from vācya > vāc] mfn. following or having the gender of the substantive, adjectival (ga-tva n., [Pāṇini 2-4, 18 [Scholiast or Commentator]]), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Vacyalinga in German

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vacyalinga in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vācyaliṃga (ವಾಚ್ಯಲಿಂಗ):—[noun] (gram.) a pronoun that changes the gender depending on the gender of the person, whom it is representing (as I, you, etc. in English).

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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