นาค

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Thai

child postulants
Naga tribeswomen
beautyleaf
mother elephant and her child
a multi-headed nāga flares its hood
Chinese dragon figurine

Pronunciation

Orthographicนาค
n ā g
Phonemic
นาก
n ā k
[bound form]
นาก-คะ-
n ā k – g a –
RomanizationPaiboonnâaknâak-ká-
Royal Institutenaknak-kha-
(standard) IPA(key)/naːk̚˥˩/(R)/naːk̚˥˩.kʰa˦˥./
Homophonesนาก

Etymology 1

From Pali [script needed] (nāga, noble person). Cognate with Modern Khmer នាគ (niək).

Noun

นาค (nâak)

  1. (Buddhism) postulant: person seeking admission into a monastic order.
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Etymology 2

Probably from Sanskrit नाग (nāga, cruel man).

Proper noun

นาค (nâak)

  1. Naga: tribesman living near the Naga Hills.

Etymology 3

From Pali nāga (ironwood tree).

Noun

นาค (nâak)

  1. (botany) beautyleaf, the plant Calophyllum inophyllum L. of the family Guttiferae.
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Etymology 4

From Pali nāga (elephant). Compare Sanskrit नाग (nāga, elephant). Cognate with Modern Khmer នាគ (niək); Burmese နာဂ (naga.).

Noun

นาค (nâak)

  1. elephant.
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Etymology 5

From Pali nāga (cobra). Compare Sanskrit नाग (nāga, cobra). Cognate with Lua error in Module:parameters at line 239: Parameter 1 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "mkh-okm" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF., Lua error in Module:parameters at line 239: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "mkh-okm" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., Lua error in Module:parameters at line 239: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "mkh-okm" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.; Modern Khmer នាគ (niək); Burmese နဂါး (na.ga:), နာဂ (naga.); Lao ນາກ (nāk); Mon နာ်.

Noun

นาค (nâak)

  1. (mythology) (พญา~, พระยา~) naga; dragon.
  2. (chiefly poetic) snake.
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