naga
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɑːɡə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːɡə
- Hyphenation: na‧ga
Etymology 1
From an Australian Aboriginal language; cf. Wulna nākā (“dress, covering”)[1]
Noun
naga (plural nagas)
- (Australia) A loincloth.
- 1926 October 30, The Sydney Morning Herald:
- Boys and many of the men wear the naga, akin to bathing trunks […]
- 1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter II, in Capricornia, page 22:
- […] a young lubra wearing nothing but a naga of paper-bark rose and came forward shyly.
- 2006, Message Stick, ABC1, Friday, 30 June, 2006
- PAUL RUNDLE: Backstage, they were just asking us, "Where are you from," and all that. And they were touching us and all that there, and I was just there with my little naga and, yeah. And plus we had no ochre, so we had to use sunscreen.
- 2008, Derrick Tomlinson, "Too white to be regarded as Aborigines: An historical analysis of policies for the protection of Aborigines and the assimilation of Aborigines of mixed descent, and the role of Chief Protectors of Aborigines in the formulation and implementation of those policies, in Western Australia from 1898 to 1940" (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)). University of Notre Dame Australia.
- They doesn’t dress like people doing the Law this time, walking in shirt and tie, they used to have naga and really truly paint up, real tribal way, you know?
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Sanskrit नाग (nāga, “serpent, snake”). Doublet of snake.
Alternative forms
Noun
naga (plural nagas)
- (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, published 1992, page 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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References
Anagrams
Bikol Central
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
nagâ (Basahan spelling ᜈᜄ)
See also
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
nága (Basahan spelling ᜈᜄ)
- (archaic) the narra tree (Pterocarpus indicus)
- Synonym: nara
Cebuano
Pronunciation
Noun
naga (plural kanagahan)
- the narra tree (Pterocarpus indicus)
- the wood from this tree
Synonyms
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Verb
naga
- inflection of nagaan:
Anagrams
Iban
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit नाग (nāgá, “large snake”).
Pronunciation
Noun
naga
- dragon (mythical creature)
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Verb
naga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative nagaði, supine nagað)
- (transitive, governs the accusative) to gnaw
Conjugation
infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að naga | ||||
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supine (sagnbót) |
nagað | ||||
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
nagandi | ||||
indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
present (nútíð) |
ég naga | við nögum | present (nútíð) |
ég nagi | við nögum |
þú nagar | þið nagið | þú nagir | þið nagið | ||
hann, hún, það nagar | þeir, þær, þau naga | hann, hún, það nagi | þeir, þær, þau nagi | ||
past (þátíð) |
ég nagaði | við nöguðum | past (þátíð) |
ég nagaði | við nöguðum |
þú nagaðir | þið nöguðuð | þú nagaðir | þið nöguðuð | ||
hann, hún, það nagaði | þeir, þær, þau nöguðu | hann, hún, það nagaði | þeir, þær, þau nöguðu | ||
imperative (boðháttur) |
naga (þú) | nagið (þið) | |||
Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
nagaðu | nagiði * | ||||
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. |
infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að nagast | ||||
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supine (sagnbót) |
nagast | ||||
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
nagandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses | ||||
indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
present (nútíð) |
ég nagast | við nögumst | present (nútíð) |
ég nagist | við nögumst |
þú nagast | þið nagist | þú nagist | þið nagist | ||
hann, hún, það nagast | þeir, þær, þau nagast | hann, hún, það nagist | þeir, þær, þau nagist | ||
past (þátíð) |
ég nagaðist | við nöguðumst | past (þátíð) |
ég nagaðist | við nöguðumst |
þú nagaðist | þið nöguðust | þú nagaðist | þið nöguðust | ||
hann, hún, það nagaðist | þeir, þær, þau nöguðust | hann, hún, það nagaðist | þeir, þær, þau nöguðust | ||
imperative (boðháttur) |
nagast (þú) | nagist (þið) | |||
Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
nagastu | nagisti * | ||||
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. |
strong declension (sterk beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
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masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
nominative (nefnifall) |
nagaður | nöguð | nagað | nagaðir | nagaðar | nöguð | |
accusative (þolfall) |
nagaðan | nagaða | nagað | nagaða | nagaðar | nöguð | |
dative (þágufall) |
nöguðum | nagaðri | nöguðu | nöguðum | nöguðum | nöguðum | |
genitive (eignarfall) |
nagaðs | nagaðrar | nagaðs | nagaðra | nagaðra | nagaðra | |
weak declension (veik beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
nominative (nefnifall) |
nagaði | nagaða | nagaða | nöguðu | nöguðu | nöguðu | |
accusative (þolfall) |
nagaða | nöguðu | nagaða | nöguðu | nöguðu | nöguðu | |
dative (þágufall) |
nagaða | nöguðu | nagaða | nöguðu | nöguðu | nöguðu | |
genitive (eignarfall) |
nagaða | nöguðu | nagaða | nöguðu | nöguðu | nöguðu |
Derived terms
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay naga, from Sanskrit नाग (nāgá, “large snake”).
Pronunciation
Noun
naga (plural naga-naga, first-person possessive nagaku, second-person possessive nagamu, third-person possessive naganya)
- dragon (mythical creature)
Further reading
- “naga” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit नाग (nāga, “snake”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *nāgás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nāgás, derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neg- (“to crawl”).
Pronunciation
Noun
naga m (invariable)
- (Buddhist art) a representation of a human torso with a serpentine body
Further reading
- naga in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Javanese
Romanization
naga
- Romanization of ꦤꦒ
Laboya
Pronunciation
Noun
naga
References
- Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) “naga”, in Lamboya word list[1], Leiden: LexiRumah
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
Adjective
naga
Maia
Noun
naga
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit नाग (nāgá, “large snake”).
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /naɡə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /naɡa/
- Rhymes: -aɡə, -ɡə, -ə
- Rhymes: -a
Noun
naga (Jawi spelling ناݢ, plural naga-naga, informal 1st possessive nagaku, 2nd possessive nagamu, 3rd possessive naganya)
- dragon (mythical creature)
Further reading
- “naga” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Maranao
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit नाग (nāgá, “large snake”).
Noun
naga
References
- A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya
Murui Huitoto
Pronunciation
Determiner
naga
References
- Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.[2], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 154
- Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)[3] (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 184
Mwotlap
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
naga
- Determinate form of ga (“kava”)
References
- François, Alexandre. 2024. Online Mwotlap–English–French cultural dictionary. Electronic files. Paris: CNRS. (Pdf version) – entry ga.
Northern Kurdish
Pronunciation
Adverb
naga (Arabic spelling ناگا)
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “naga”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 52
Northern Sotho
Noun
naga
Old Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit नग (naga, “mountain”).
Pronunciation
Noun
naga
Further reading
- "naga" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Polish
Pronunciation
Adjective
naga
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: na‧ga
Noun
naga f (plural nagas)
- (Indian mythology) naga (semi-divine creature taking the form of a giant snake)
Related terms
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Ultimately from Sanskrit नाग (nāgá, “large snake”). Compare Kapampangan naga, Maranao naga, and Malay naga.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- Syllabification: na‧ga
Noun
naga (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜄ)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *naʀah. Doublet of nara.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈnaɡa/ [ˈn̪aː.ɣɐ]
- Rhymes: -aɡa
- Syllabification: na‧ga
Noun
naga (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜄ)
Further reading
- “naga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves[4] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
- Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.[5] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[6], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 129: “Cabeça) Naga (pp) de ſierpe en [la proa] del navio”
Anagrams
Yakan
Etymology
Ultimately borrowed from Sanskrit नाग (nāgá, “large snake”).
Noun
naga
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