# naga
## English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnɑːɡə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑːɡə
* Hyphenation: na‧ga

### Etymology 1

From an Australian Aboriginal language; cf. Wulna nākā (“dress, covering”)

#### 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”).

#### 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, 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.

##### Translations
### References

* ↑ John W.O. Bennett, Vocabulary of the Woolner District Dialect, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, 1869-70.

### Anagrams

* Agan, GNAA

## Bikol Central
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋaRaq

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /naˈɡaʔ/ [n̪aˈɡaʔ]
* Hyphenation: na‧ga

#### Noun

nagâ (Basahan spelling ᜈᜄ)
* wild duck

##### See also

* itik
* pato

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnaɡa/ [ˈn̪a.ɡa]
* Hyphenation: na‧ga

#### Noun

nága (Basahan spelling ᜈᜄ)
* (archaic) the narra tree (Pterocarpus indicus)
    Synonym: nara

## Cebuano
### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: na‧ga
* IPA: /ˈnaɡa/ [ˈn̪a.ɡɐ]

### Noun

naga (plural kanagahan)
* the narra tree (Pterocarpus indicus)
* the wood from this tree

#### Synonyms

* nara

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

naga
* inflection of nagaan:
** first-person singular dependent-clause present indicative
** (dated or formal) singular dependent-clause present subjunctive

### Anagrams

* gaan, ga na

## Iban
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नाग (nāgá, “large snake”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /naɡa/

### Noun

naga
* dragon (mythical creature)

## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnaːɣa/
* Rhymes: -aːɣa

### Verb

naga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative nagaði, supine nagað)
* to gnaw [with accusative]

#### Derived terms

* naga sig í handarbökin

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Inherited from Malay naga, from Sanskrit नाग (nāgá, “large snake”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈna.ɡa/, [ˈna.ɡa]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɡa, -a
* Hyphenation: na‧ga

### Noun

naga (plural naga-naga)
* 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

* IPA: /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

## Javanese
### Romanization

naga
* Romanization of ꦤꦒ

## Laboya
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈnaːɡa]

### Noun

naga
* jackfruit

### References

* Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) “naga”, in Lamboya word list‎, Leiden: LexiRumah

## Latvian
### Noun

naga m
* genitive singular of nags

## Lower Sorbian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnaɡa/

### Adjective

naga
* feminine nominative singular of nagi

## Maia
### Noun

naga
* part; piece

## Malay
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नाग (nāgá, “large snake”).

### Pronunciation

* (Johor-Selangor) IPA: /naɡə/
* (Riau-Lingga) IPA: /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
* dragon

#### References

* A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya

## Murui Huitoto
### Etymology

Cognates include Minica Huitoto naga and Nüpode Huitoto naga.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈnaɡa]
* 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: /naɣa/

### Noun

naga
* Determinate form of ga (“kava”)

### References

* François, Alexandre. 2025. Online Mwotlap–English–French cultural dictionary. Electronic files. Paris: CNRS. (Pdf version) – entry ga.

## Northern Kurdish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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

## Old Javanese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नग (naga, “mountain”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /na.ɡa/
* Rhymes: -ɡa
* Homophone: nāga
* Hyphenation: na‧ga

### Noun

naga
* mountain
    Synonyms: acala, adri, arga, giri, gotra, gunuṅ, meru, naga, pārśwa, parwata, śaila, śikha, wukir

### 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

* IPA: /ˈna.ɡa/
* Rhymes: -aɡa
* Syllabification: na‧ga

### Adjective

naga
* feminine nominative/vocative singular of nagi

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈna.ɡɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈna.ɡɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈna.ɡa/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈna.ɡɐ/ [ˈna.ɣɐ]
* Hyphenation: na‧ga

### Noun

naga f (plural nagas)
* (Indian mythology) naga (semi-divine creature taking the form of a giant snake)

#### Related terms

* naja

## Tagalog
### Etymology 1

Ultimately from Sanskrit नाग (nāgá, “large snake”). Compare Kapampangan naga, Maranao naga, and Malay naga.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog)
** IPA: /ˈnaɡa/ [ˈn̪aː.ɣɐ]
*** Rhymes: -aɡa
** IPA: /ˈnaɡaʔ/ [ˈn̪aː.ɣɐʔ] (obsolete)
* Syllabification: na‧ga

#### Noun

naga (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜄ)
* dragon
    Synonym: dragon
* figurehead on the prow of ships
    Synonym: gandawari

##### Derived terms

* nagaan

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *naʀah. Doublet of nara.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈnaɡa/ [ˈn̪aː.ɣɐ]
* Rhymes: -aɡa
* Syllabification: na‧ga

#### Noun

naga (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜄ)
* a species of narra

### 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 (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
* Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎ (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, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 129: “Cabeça) Naga (pp) de ſierpe en [la proa] del navio”

### Anagrams

* anga, gana, gaan

## Yakan
### Etymology

Ultimately borrowed from Sanskrit नाग (nāgá, “large snake”).

### Noun

naga
* dragon