"naga" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnɑːɡə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-naga.wav [Southern-England] Forms: nagas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːɡə Etymology: From an Australian Aboriginal language; cf. Wulna nākā (“dress, covering”) Etymology templates: {{cog|wux|nākā||dress, covering}} Wulna nākā (“dress, covering”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} naga (plural nagas)
  1. (Australia) A loincloth. Tags: Australia Categories (topical): Buddhist deities, Hindu deities, Jainism, Underwear
    Sense id: en-naga-en-noun-gIq63DZ8 Disambiguation of Buddhist deities: 74 26 Disambiguation of Hindu deities: 62 38 Disambiguation of Jainism: 73 27 Disambiguation of Underwear: 68 32 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈnɑːɡə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-naga.wav [Southern-England] Forms: nagas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːɡə Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit नाग (nāga, “serpent, snake”). Doublet of snake. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)neg-}}, {{bor|en|sa|नाग||serpent, snake}} Sanskrit नाग (nāga, “serpent, snake”), {{doublet|en|snake}} Doublet of snake Head templates: {{en-noun}} naga (plural nagas)
  1. (Indian mythology) A member of a class of semi-divine creatures, often taking the form of a very large snake and associated with water. Categories (topical): Dragons, Mythological creatures Synonyms: nāga, Nāga Translations (a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake): ᬦᬵᬕ (naga) (Balinese), နဂါး (na.ga:) (Burmese), 那伽 (nàgā) (Chinese Mandarin), (Chinese Mandarin), (lóng) (Chinese Mandarin), nâga [masculine] (French), νάγκα (nágka) (Greek), નાગ (nāg) (Gujarati), नाग (nāg) [masculine] (Hindi), ナーガ (nāga) (Japanese), (ryū) (Japanese), ꦤꦒ (naga) (Javanese), лус (lus) (Kalmyk), луусин хан (luusin xan) (Kalmyk), នាគ (niək) (Khmer), 나가 (naga) (Korean), ນາກ (nāk) (Lao), ᦓᦱᧅ (naak) (), नाग (nāg) (Marathi), နာ် (Mon), лус (lus) (Mongolian), नाग (nāg) (Nepali), nāga (Old Javanese), naga [feminine] (Portuguese), наг (nag) [masculine] (Russian), नाग (nāga) [masculine] (Sanskrit), ၼၵႃး (nǎ káa) (Shan), நாக (nāka) (Tamil), నాగ (nāga) (Telugu), นาค (nâak) (Thai), พญานาค (nâak) (Thai), ཀླུ (klu) (Tibetan), ناگ (nāg) [masculine] (Urdu), naga (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-naga-en-noun-z42p~wa~ Disambiguation of Dragons: 42 58 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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          "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
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          "roman": "naga",
          "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
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          "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
          "word": "ນາກ"
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          "roman": "naak",
          "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
          "word": "ᦓᦱᧅ"
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          "word": "နာ်"
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          "word": "ၼၵႃး"
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑːɡə"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "naga"
}

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    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English doublets",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms borrowed from Sanskrit",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from Sanskrit",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)neg-",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:English/ɑːɡə",
    "Rhymes:English/ɑːɡə/2 syllables",
    "en:Buddhist deities",
    "en:Dragons",
    "en:Hindu deities",
    "en:Jainism",
    "en:Mythological creatures",
    "en:Underwear"
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "नाग",
        "4": "",
        "5": "serpent, snake"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit नाग (nāga, “serpent, snake”)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "snake"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of snake",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Sanskrit नाग (nāga, “serpent, snake”). Doublet of snake.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nagas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "naga (plural nagas)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "na‧ga"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 257",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A member of a class of semi-divine creatures, often taking the form of a very large snake and associated with water."
      ],
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        [
          "creature",
          "creature"
        ],
        [
          "snake",
          "snake"
        ],
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Indian mythology",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Indian mythology) A member of a class of semi-divine creatures, often taking the form of a very large snake and associated with water."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈnɑːɡə/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑːɡə"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "nāga"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nāga"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ban",
      "lang": "Balinese",
      "roman": "naga",
      "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
      "word": "ᬦᬵᬕ"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "na.ga:",
      "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
      "word": "နဂါး"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "nàgā",
      "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
      "word": "那伽"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
      "word": "龍"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "lóng",
      "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
      "word": "龙"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nâga"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "nágka",
      "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
      "word": "νάγκα"
    },
    {
      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "nāg",
      "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
      "word": "નાગ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "nāg",
      "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "नाग"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "nāga",
      "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
      "word": "ナーガ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ryū",
      "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
      "word": "竜"
    },
    {
      "code": "jv",
      "lang": "Javanese",
      "roman": "naga",
      "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
      "word": "ꦤꦒ"
    },
    {
      "code": "xal",
      "lang": "Kalmyk",
      "roman": "lus",
      "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
      "word": "лус"
    },
    {
      "code": "xal",
      "lang": "Kalmyk",
      "roman": "luusin xan",
      "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
      "word": "луусин хан"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "niək",
      "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
      "word": "នាគ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "naga",
      "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
      "word": "나가"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "nāk",
      "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
      "word": "ນາກ"
    },
    {
      "code": "khb",
      "lang": "Lü",
      "roman": "naak",
      "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
      "word": "ᦓᦱᧅ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "nāg",
      "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
      "word": "नाग"
    },
    {
      "code": "mnw",
      "lang": "Mon",
      "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
      "word": "နာ်"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "lus",
      "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
      "word": "лус"
    },
    {
      "code": "ne",
      "lang": "Nepali",
      "roman": "nāg",
      "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
      "word": "नाग"
    },
    {
      "code": "kaw",
      "lang": "Old Javanese",
      "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
      "word": "nāga"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "naga"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nag",
      "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "наг"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "nāga",
      "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "नाग"
    },
    {
      "code": "shn",
      "lang": "Shan",
      "roman": "nǎ káa",
      "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
      "word": "ၼၵႃး"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "nāka",
      "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
      "word": "நாக"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "nāga",
      "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
      "word": "నాగ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "nâak",
      "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
      "word": "นาค"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "nâak",
      "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
      "word": "พญานาค"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "klu",
      "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
      "word": "ཀླུ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "nāg",
      "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ناگ"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake",
      "word": "naga"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "en:Nāga"
  ],
  "word": "naga"
}

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