ᬦᬵᬕ

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese nāga (“naga”), from Sanskrit नाग (nāga, “naga”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)nog-ó-s (with *a regularly lengthened by Brugmann's law), from *(s)neg- (“to crawl; a creeping thing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.ɡə/
• Rhymes: -ɡə
• Hyphenation: na‧ga

Noun

ᬦᬵᬕ (naga)

1. naga

Further reading

• “naga” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].