naga
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɑːɡə/
Etymology 1
From an Australian Aboriginal language; cf. Wulna nākā (“dress, covering”)[1]
Noun
naga (plural nagas)
- (Australia) A loincloth.
- 1926, The Sydney Morning Herald, 30 October, 1926
- Boys and many of the men wear the naga, akin to bathing trunks […]
- 1938, Xavier Herbert, Capricornia, Chapter II, p. 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?
- 1926, The Sydney Morning Herald, 30 October, 1926
Etymology 2
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Borrowed from Sanskrit नाग (nāga, “serpent, snake”). Doublet of snake.
Alternative forms
- nāga, Nāga
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 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.
- 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber 1992, p. 257:
Translations
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References
- John W.O. Bennett, Vocabulary of the Woolner District Dialect, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, 1869-70.
Anagrams
- Agan, GNAA
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: na‧ga
- IPA(key): /naˈɡaʔ/
Noun
nagâ
- wild duck
See also
- itik
- pato
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: na‧ga
- IPA(key): /ˈnaɡa/
Noun
nága
- (archaic) the narra tree (Pterocarpus indicus)
- Synonym: nara
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: na‧ga
- IPA(key): /ˈnaɡa/, [ˈn̪a.ɡʌ]
Noun
naga (plural kanagahan)
- the narra tree (Pterocarpus indicus)
- the wood from this tree
Synonyms
- nara
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Verb
naga
- first-person singular present indicative of nagaan (when using a subclause)
- (archaic) singular present subjunctive of nagaan (when using a subclause)
Anagrams
- gaan, ga na
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnaːɣa/
- Rhymes: -aːɣa
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
- naga sig í handarbökin
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay naga, from Sanskrit नाग (nāgá, “large snake”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnaɡa]
- Hyphenation: na‧ga
- Rhymes: -ɡa, -a
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: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic 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 *sneg- (“to crawl”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈna.ɡa/
- Rhymes: -aɡa
- Hyphenation: nà‧ga
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
Laboya
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnaːɡa]
Noun
naga
- jackfruit
References
- Allahverdi Verdizade (2019), “naga”, in Lamboya word list, Leiden: LexiRumah
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnaɡa/
Adjective
naga
- feminine nominative singular of nagi
Maia
Noun
naga
- part; piece
Malay
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Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit नाग (nāgá, “large snake”).
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /naɡə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /naɡa/
- Rhymes: -aɡə, -ɡə, -ə
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
- dragon
References
- A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya
Murui Huitoto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈna.ɡa]
- Hyphenation: na‧ga
Determiner
naga
- each, every
References
- Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia., Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 154
- Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20) (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 184
Mwotlap
Etymology
From na- + ga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naɣa/
Noun
naga
- Determinate form of ga (“kava”)
References
- François, Alexandre. 2022. Online Mwotlap–English–French cultural dictionary. Electronic files. Paris: CNRS. (Pdf version) – entry ga.
Northern Kurdish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɑːˈɡɑː/
Adverb
naga (Arabic spelling ناگا)
- Alternative form of niha (“now”)
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
- land, country
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈna.ɡa/
- Rhymes: -aɡa
- Syllabification: na‧ga
Adjective
naga
- feminine nominative/vocative singular of nagi
Portuguese
Noun
naga f (plural nagas)
- (Indian mythology) naga (semi-divine creature taking the form of a giant snake)
Related terms
- naja
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: na‧ga
- IPA(key): /ˈnaɡa/, [ˈna.ɣɐ]
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Sanskrit नाग (nāgá, “large snake”). Compare Malay naga.
Noun
naga (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜄ)
- dragon
- Synonym: dragon
- figurehead on the prow of ships
Etymology 2
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *naʀah.
Noun
naga (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜄ)
- a species of narra
Further reading
- “naga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
Yakan
Etymology
Ultimately borrowed from Sanskrit नाग (nāgá, “large snake”).
Noun
naga
- dragon