naga

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See also: nagą, nāga, and Nāga

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From an Australian Aboriginal language; cf. Wulna nākā (dress, covering)[1]

Noun

naga (plural nagas)

  1. (Australia) A loincloth.

Etymology 2

Mucalinda nāga sheltering Buddha; Sandstone with traces of pigment and gold, Honolulu Academy of Arts

Borrowed from Sanskrit नाग (nāga, serpent, snake). Doublet of snake.

Alternative forms

Noun

naga (plural nagas)

  1. (Indian mythology) A member of a class of semi-divine creatures, often taking the form of a very large snake and associated with water.
    • 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber 1992, p. 257:
      The five-coned towers form a quincunx, and their flanks are scooped into niches in each of which has been placed a smiling buddha shaded by a nine-headed naga like a big palm fan.

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: na‧ga

Noun

naga (plural kanagahan)

  1. the narra tree (Pterocarpus indicus)
  2. the wood from this tree

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

naga

  1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of nagaan (when using a subclause)
  2. (deprecated template usage) (archaic) singular present subjunctive of nagaan (when using a subclause)

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Verb

naga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative nagaði, supine nagað)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to gnaw

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Indonesian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Malay naga, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit.

Noun

naga (first-person possessive nagaku, second-person possessive nagamu, third-person possessive naganya)

  1. dragon (mythical creature)

Laboya

Pronunciation

Noun

naga

  1. jackfruit

References

  • Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) “naga”, in Lamboya word list[1], Leiden: LexiRumah

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

Adjective

naga

  1. nominative singular feminine of nagi

Maia

Noun

naga

  1. part; piece

Malay

Malay Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit नाग (nāgá, large snake).

Pronunciation

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  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 307: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Riau-Lingga" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /naɡa/
  • Rhymes: -aɡə, -ɡə,

Noun

naga (plural naga-naga, informal 1st possessive nagaku, 2nd possessive nagamu, 3rd possessive naganya)

  1. dragon (mythical creature)

Northern Sotho

Noun

naga

  1. land, country

Polish

Pronunciation

Adjective

naga

  1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of nagi

Portuguese

Noun

naga f (plural nagas)

  1. (Indian mythology) naga (semi-divine creature taking the form of a giant snake)

Tagalog

Noun

naga

  1. dragon
  2. figurehead on the prow of ships
  3. a species of narra