nāga

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[edit] English

Mucalinda nāga sheltering Buddha; Wall-Painting from monastery in Laos

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[edit] Etymology

Sanskrit नाग (nāgá), “‘serpent, snake’”)

[edit] Noun

Singular
nāga

Plural
nāgas

nāga (plural nāgas)

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) a deity or class of entity or being, taking the form of a very large snake
  2. A creature that has the torso of a human and the lower body is a snake.

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  • Anagrams of aagn
  • GNAA
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