naga
Syllables: na·ga/ˈnɑːɡə/
More pronunciations (1)Fewer pronunciations
/ˈn̪aː.ɡɐ/
naga noun: a loincloth.
Noun (1)
naga (plural nagas)
- A loincloth.
- Boys and many of the men wear the naga, akin to bathing trunks […]1926 October 30, The Sydney Morning Herald
- […] a young lubra wearing nothing but a naga of paper-bark rose and came forward shyly.1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter II, in Capricornia, page 22
Noun (2)
naga (plural nagas)
- A member of a class of semi-divine creatures, often taking the form of a very large snake and associated with water.
- 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.1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 257
- A fictional creature with the lower body of a snake, and an upper body either of an anthropomorphic version thereof, or of a human or another humanoid creature. The serpentine equivalent of a taur.
- Coordinate term: lamia
Noun (3) capitalized: Naga
Naga (plural Nagas or Naga)
- A member of a conglomeration of various tribes, living in Nagaland (India) and surrounding areas, and speaking various Tibeto-Burman languages.
Proper noun capitalized: Naga
Naga
- A provincial city in Camarines Sur, Philippines.
- A city in Cebu, Philippines.
- A municipality of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines.
naga meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
naga in Hindi
- a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake
- नाग nāg
naga in Tamil
- a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake
- நாக nāka
naga in Marathi
- a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake
- नाग nāg
naga in Urdu
- a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake
- ناگ nāg
More languagesFewer languages
- naga in Telugu
- నాగ nāga
- naga in Gujarati
- નાગ nāg
- naga in Sanskrit
- नाग nāga
- naga in Nepali
- नाग nāg
- naga in Indonesian
- naga
- naga in Thai
- นาค nâak, พญานาค nâak
- naga in Vietnamese
- naga
- naga in Myanmar
- နဂါး na.ga:
Forms of naga
| plural | nagas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | nāga |
| alternative form | Nāga |
| plural | Nagas |
| plural | Naga |
Origin of naga
From an Australian Aboriginal language; cf. Wulna nākā (“dress, covering”)
Borrowed from Sanskrit नाग (nāga, “serpent, snake”), probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós (“naked”) and cognate with naked.
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Questions about naga
- What does naga mean?
- Naga means a loincloth.
- What is naga in Hindi?
- Naga in Hindi is नाग (nāg). See Naga meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is naga?
- Naga can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce naga?
- Naga is pronounced /ˈnɑːɡə/.
- What is the plural of naga?
- The plural of naga is nagas.
Words near naga in the dictionary
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