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naga¹
- /ˈnɑːɡə/
Rhymes with -ɑːɡə
Where it comes from
From an Australian Aboriginal language; cf. Wulna nākā (“dress, covering”)
noun nagas
- A loincloth. Boys and many of the men wear the naga, akin to bathing trunks […]
naga²
- /ˈnɑːɡə/
Rhymes with -ɑːɡə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Sanskrit नाग (nāga, “serpent, snake”), probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós (“naked”) and cognate with naked.
noun nagas · nāga · Nāga
- 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.
- 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
Naga³
noun Nagas · Naga
- A member of a conglomeration of various tribes, living in Nagaland (India) and surrounding areas, and speaking various Tibeto-Burman languages.
Naga⁴
- /ˈn̪aː.ɡɐ/ Philippines
proper noun
- A provincial city in Camarines Sur, Philippines.
- A city in Cebu, Philippines.
- A municipality of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines.
Translations
Talk about this word "naga." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/naga. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. naga. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/naga "naga." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/naga.Cite this
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title = {naga},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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