Pāli Dictionary

itthiliṅga

itthistemliṅgastem

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Antonyms

purisaliṅga, pulliṅga

general

  • vagina; female sexual organ; feminine sexual characteristics

  • DN 27

    yathā yathā kho te, vāseṭṭha, sattā akaṭṭhapākaṃ sāliṃ paribhuñjantā taṃbhakkhā tadāhārā ciraṃ dīgham'addhānaṃ aṭṭhaṃsu, tathā tathā tesaṃ sattānaṃ bhiyyosomattāya kharattañ'c'eva kāyasmiṃ okkami, vaṇṇavevaṇṇatā ca paññāyittha, itthiyā ca itthiliṅgaṃ pāturahosi purisassa ca purisaliṅgaṃ.

  • (grammar) the feminine gender

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

itthīliṅga
  1. itthī

    woman; female; wife

  2. liṅga

    sign; mark; characteristic; distinguishing feature (including sexual characteristic, gender)

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