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Yes. The word linga is a Scrabble US word. The word linga is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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5-letter words (5 found)

ALGIN,ALIGN,LIANG,LIGAN,LINGA,

4-letter words (10 found)

AGIN,ANIL,GAIN,GILA,GLIA,LAIN,LANG,LING,NAIL,NGAI,

3-letter words (12 found)

AIL,AIN,ANI,GAL,GAN,GIN,ING,LAG,LIG,LIN,NAG,NIL,

2-letter words (9 found)

AG,AI,AL,AN,GI,IN,LA,LI,NA,

You can make 36 words from linga according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of linga

linga ilnga lniga nliga inlga nilga ligna ilgna lgina glina iglna gilna lngia nlgia lgnia glnia nglia gnlia ingla nigla ignla ginla ngila gnila linag ilnag lniag nliag inlag nilag liang ilang laing aling ialng ailng lnaig nlaig lanig alnig nalig anlig inalg nialg ianlg ainlg nailg anilg ligan ilgan lgian glian iglan gilan liagn ilagn laign align ialgn ailgn lgain glain lagin algin galin aglin igaln gialn iagln aigln gailn agiln lngai nlgai lgnai glnai nglai gnlai lnagi nlagi langi alngi nalgi anlgi lgani glani lagni algni galni aglni ngali gnali nagli angli ganli agnli ingal nigal ignal ginal ngial gnial inagl niagl iangl aingl naigl anigl iganl gianl iagnl aignl gainl aginl ngail gnail nagil angil ganil agnil

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Definitions and meaning of linga

linga

Noun

linga (plural lingas)

  1. Alternative form of lingam

Anagrams

  • Gilan, Glina, Laing, Langi, Liang, algin, align, ganil, liang, ligan

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: li‧nga

Noun

linga

  1. an evergreen shrub, Mahonia philippinensis

Verb

linga

  1. to engross

Adjective

linga

  1. inattentive

Chavacano

Noun

lingá

  1. sesame seed

Fanagalo

Etymology

From Zulu -linga, from Proto-Bantu *-dɪ́nga (“search for, watch for, desire”).

Verb

linga

  1. to try, to attempt

French

Noun

linga m (plural lingas)

  1. Alternative spelling of lingam

Italian

Alternative forms

  • lingam

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit लिङ्ग (liṅga, “sign, mark; penis”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlin.ɡa/
  • Rhymes: -inɡa
  • Hyphenation: lìn‧ga

Noun

linga m (invariable)

  1. (Shaivism) lingam

Further reading

  • linga in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Lingala

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Bantu *-dɪ́nga or *-dɪ̀nga?”).

Verb

-linga (infinitive kolinga)

  1. to need
  2. to love
  3. to desire; to want

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English ring.

Noun

linga

  1. ring

Derived terms

Swahili

Pronunciation

Verb

-linga (infinitive kulinga)

  1. to compare, to match
    linga nguo ― try on clothes

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Verbal derivations:
    • Reciprocal: -lingana (“to be equal, to be similar”)

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ́nga (“search for, watch for, desire”).

Verb

-línga

  1. to try, to tempt, to test

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləŋa. Compare Bikol Central lunga, Cebuano lunga, Ilocano lengnga, Ibanag langa, Maranao lenga, and Tausug lunga.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: li‧nga
  • IPA(key): /liˈŋa/, [lɪˈŋa]

Noun

lingá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜅ)

  1. sesame

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: li‧nga
  • IPA(key): /liˈŋaʔ/, [lɪˈŋaʔ]
  • IPA(key): /ˈliŋaʔ/, [ˈli.ŋɐʔ]

Noun

lingâ or lingà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜅ)

  1. looking sideways, from left to right (as in searching for something or someone)
    Synonym: pagpapalingon-lingon
  2. (obsolete) act of tilting one's head
  3. (obsolete) act of swerving to the one side
  4. (obsolete) wobbling from side to side (especially of a boat)
    Synonym: linggatong
Derived terms
See also

Adjective

lingâ or lingà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜅ) (obsolete)

  1. forgetful
  2. half-deaf
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: li‧nga
  • IPA(key): /ˈliŋa/, [ˈli.ŋɐ]

Noun

linga (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜅ) (obsolete)

  1. act of unravelling something
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Sanskrit लिङ्ग (liṅga, “sign, mark; phallus”). Compare Malay lingga (“stone memorial”). Doublet of linggam.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: li‧nga
  • IPA(key): /liˈŋa/, [lɪˈŋa]

Noun

lingá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜅ) (obsolete)

  1. lingam (as a kind of idol)

Further reading

  • “linga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎[1] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
  • Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎[2] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
  • Trinidad Hermenegildo Pardo de Tavera (1887) El sanscrito en la lengua tagalog‎[3], la Faculté de médecine, A. Davy
  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 288

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ́nga (“search for, watch for, desire”).

Verb

-línga

  1. to try, to attempt

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ́nga (“search for, watch for, desire”).

Verb

-lînga

  1. (transitive) to try, to attempt
  2. (transitive) to test, to tempt
  3. (transitive) to do magic tricks

Inflection

Derived terms

  • -lingisa

References

  • C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “linga”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “linga (3.9)”

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