Charak Samhita
प्रादुर्भूतलक्षणं पुनर्लिङ्गम् तत्र लिङ्गमाकृतिर्लक्षणं चिह्नं संस्थानं व्यञ्जनं रूपमित्यनर्थान्तरम् ॥९॥
॥ Definition of Linga (sign) and its synonyms॥ Sign and symptoms when fully manifested are called as linga. Linga, akruti, lakshana, chihna, samsthana, vyanjana and rupa are synonyms of linga.
english translation
prAdurbhUtalakSaNaM punarliGgam tatra liGgamAkRtirlakSaNaM cihnaM saMsthAnaM vyaJjanaM rUpamityanarthAntaram ॥9॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript