naga
A loinclothA loincloth.
» A jeweled naga guarded the entrance to the sunken temple.
Meaning
3 senses(Australia)A loincloth.
A member of a class of semi-divine creatures, often taking the form of a very large snake and associated with water.
нагаnaga
(slang)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
- Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma
Examples
6 sentencesA jeweled naga guarded the entrance to the sunken temple.
The naga coiled around the ruined altar and whispered in an ancient tongue.
The prince sought advice from a wise naga who lived beneath the lotus lake.
At midnight, the naga rose from the river with a crown of moonlit scales.
The villagers left offerings near the old spring, believing a naga guarded the water.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From an Australian Aboriginal language; cf. Wulna nākā (“dress, covering”) Borrowed fromFrom an Australian Aboriginal language; cf. Wulna nākā (“dress, covering”)
Borrowed from Sanskrit नाग (nāga, “serpent, snake”), probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós (“naked”) and cognate with naked.
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