Alternative scripts
- নাগ (Assamese script)
- ᬦᬵᬕ (Balinese script)
- নাগ (Bengali script)
- 𑰡𑰯𑰐 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀦𑀸𑀕 (Brahmi script)
- နာဂ (Burmese script)
- નાગ (Gujarati script)
- ਨਾਗ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌨𑌾𑌗 (Grantha script)
- ꦤꦴꦒ (Javanese script)
- 𑂢𑂰𑂏 (Kaithi script)
- ನಾಗ (Kannada script)
- នាគ (Khmer script)
- ນາຄ (Lao script)
- നാഗ (Malayalam script)
- ᠨᠠ᠊ᠠᡤᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘡𑘰𑘐 (Modi script)
- ᠨᠠᢗᠺᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧁𑧑𑦰 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐣𑐵𑐐 (Newa script)
- ନାଗ (Odia script)
- ꢥꢵꢔ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆤𑆳𑆓 (Sharada script)
- 𑖡𑖯𑖐 (Siddham script)
- නාග (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩯𑩛𑩞 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚝𑚭𑚌 (Takri script)
- நாக³ (Tamil script)
- నాగ (Telugu script)
- นาค (Thai script)
- ནཱ་ག (Tibetan script)
- 𑒢𑒰𑒑 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨝𑨊𑨍 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology 1
Probably the same word as नाग (nāga, “elephant”). Both the meanings “snake” and “elephant” can be explained as “*naked, hairless animal”, from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós (“naked”). Cognate with Lithuanian núogas (“naked”). See also नग्न (nagná-, “naked”).[1]
Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)nog-ó-s, from *(s)neg- (“to crawl; a creeping thing”) and cognate with Old English snaca (whence English snake).
Noun
नाग • (nāgá) stem, m
- a snake, especially Coluber naga
- a naga or serpent-demon
- name of the numbers 7 and 8
- one of the five airs of the human body (which is expelled by eructation)
- any of several plants (Mesua roxburghii, Rottlera tinctoria etc.)
Declension
More information Masculine a-stem declension of नाग (nāgá), Singular ...
Masculine a-stem declension of नाग (nāgá) |
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Singular |
Dual |
Plural |
Nominative |
नागः nāgáḥ |
नागौ / नागा¹ nāgaú / nāgā́¹ |
नागाः / नागासः¹ nāgā́ḥ / nāgā́saḥ¹ |
Vocative |
नाग nā́ga |
नागौ / नागा¹ nā́gau / nā́gā¹ |
नागाः / नागासः¹ nā́gāḥ / nā́gāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative |
नागम् nāgám |
नागौ / नागा¹ nāgaú / nāgā́¹ |
नागान् nāgā́n |
Instrumental |
नागेन nāgéna |
नागाभ्याम् nāgā́bhyām |
नागैः / नागेभिः¹ nāgaíḥ / nāgébhiḥ¹ |
Dative |
नागाय nāgā́ya |
नागाभ्याम् nāgā́bhyām |
नागेभ्यः nāgébhyaḥ |
Ablative |
नागात् nāgā́t |
नागाभ्याम् nāgā́bhyām |
नागेभ्यः nāgébhyaḥ |
Genitive |
नागस्य nāgásya |
नागयोः nāgáyoḥ |
नागानाम् nāgā́nām |
Locative |
नागे nāgé |
नागयोः nāgáyoḥ |
नागेषु nāgéṣu |
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Descendants
Descendants
- Pali: nāga
- Prakrit: 𑀡𑀸𑀬 (ṇāya)
- Punjabi: ਨਾਗ (nāg, “cobra”)
- Saraiki: نانگ (nāng, “snake”)
- Sindhi: نانگ (“snake”)
- → Burmese: နဂါး (na.ga:), နာဂ (naga.)
- → Chinese:
- → English: naga, naja
- → Hindi: नाग (nāg)
- → Bengali: নাগ (nag)
- → Italian: naga
- → Kannada: ನಾಗ (nāga)
- → Kashmiri: ناگ (nāg, “snake, lake, spring”)
- → Khmer: នាគ (niək)
- → Lao: ນາກ (nāk)
- → Lü: ᦓᦱᧅ (naak)
- → Malayalam: നാഗം (nāgaṁ)
- → Malay: naga
- → Mon: နာ်
- → Odia: ନାଗ (nāga)
- → Tamil: நாக (nāka), நாகம் (nākam)
- Tampuan: ណាក
- → Telugu: నాగము (nāgamu)
- → Thai: นาค (nâak)
Adjective
नाग • (nāgá) stem
- formed of snakes, relating to serpents or serpents-demons, snaky, serpentine, serpent-like
- belonging to an elephant, elephantine (as urine)
Declension
More information Masculine a-stem declension of नाग (nāgá), Singular ...
Masculine a-stem declension of नाग (nāgá) |
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Singular |
Dual |
Plural |
Nominative |
नागः nāgáḥ |
नागौ / नागा¹ nāgaú / nāgā́¹ |
नागाः / नागासः¹ nāgā́ḥ / nāgā́saḥ¹ |
Vocative |
नाग nā́ga |
नागौ / नागा¹ nā́gau / nā́gā¹ |
नागाः / नागासः¹ nā́gāḥ / nā́gāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative |
नागम् nāgám |
नागौ / नागा¹ nāgaú / nāgā́¹ |
नागान् nāgā́n |
Instrumental |
नागेन nāgéna |
नागाभ्याम् nāgā́bhyām |
नागैः / नागेभिः¹ nāgaíḥ / nāgébhiḥ¹ |
Dative |
नागाय nāgā́ya |
नागाभ्याम् nāgā́bhyām |
नागेभ्यः nāgébhyaḥ |
Ablative |
नागात् nāgā́t |
नागाभ्याम् nāgā́bhyām |
नागेभ्यः nāgébhyaḥ |
Genitive |
नागस्य nāgásya |
नागयोः nāgáyoḥ |
नागानाम् nāgā́nām |
Locative |
नागे nāgé |
नागयोः nāgáyoḥ |
नागेषु nāgéṣu |
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More information Feminine ā-stem declension of नागा (nāgā́), Singular ...
Feminine ā-stem declension of नागा (nāgā́) |
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Singular |
Dual |
Plural |
Nominative |
नागा nāgā́ |
नागे nāgé |
नागाः nāgā́ḥ |
Vocative |
नागे nā́ge |
नागे nā́ge |
नागाः nā́gāḥ |
Accusative |
नागाम् nāgā́m |
नागे nāgé |
नागाः nāgā́ḥ |
Instrumental |
नागया / नागा¹ nāgáyā / nāgā́¹ |
नागाभ्याम् nāgā́bhyām |
नागाभिः nāgā́bhiḥ |
Dative |
नागायै nāgā́yai |
नागाभ्याम् nāgā́bhyām |
नागाभ्यः nāgā́bhyaḥ |
Ablative |
नागायाः / नागायै² nāgā́yāḥ / nāgā́yai² |
नागाभ्याम् nāgā́bhyām |
नागाभ्यः nāgā́bhyaḥ |
Genitive |
नागायाः / नागायै² nāgā́yāḥ / nāgā́yai² |
नागयोः nāgáyoḥ |
नागानाम् nāgā́nām |
Locative |
नागायाम् nāgā́yām |
नागयोः nāgáyoḥ |
नागासु nāgā́su |
Notes |
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More information Neuter a-stem declension of नाग (nāgá), Singular ...
Neuter a-stem declension of नाग (nāgá) |
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Singular |
Dual |
Plural |
Nominative |
नागम् nāgám |
नागे nāgé |
नागानि / नागा¹ nāgā́ni / nāgā́¹ |
Vocative |
नाग nā́ga |
नागे nā́ge |
नागानि / नागा¹ nā́gāni / nā́gā¹ |
Accusative |
नागम् nāgám |
नागे nāgé |
नागानि / नागा¹ nāgā́ni / nāgā́¹ |
Instrumental |
नागेन nāgéna |
नागाभ्याम् nāgā́bhyām |
नागैः / नागेभिः¹ nāgaíḥ / nāgébhiḥ¹ |
Dative |
नागाय nāgā́ya |
नागाभ्याम् nāgā́bhyām |
नागेभ्यः nāgébhyaḥ |
Ablative |
नागात् nāgā́t |
नागाभ्याम् nāgā́bhyām |
नागेभ्यः nāgébhyaḥ |
Genitive |
नागस्य nāgásya |
नागयोः nāgáyoḥ |
नागानाम् nāgā́nām |
Locative |
नागे nāgé |
नागयोः nāgáyoḥ |
नागेषु nāgéṣu |
Notes |
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More information Feminine ī-stem declension of नागी (nāgī́), Singular ...
Feminine ī-stem declension of नागी (nāgī́) |
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Singular |
Dual |
Plural |
Nominative |
नागी nāgī́ |
नाग्यौ / नागी¹ nāgyaù / nāgī́¹ |
नाग्यः / नागीः¹ nāgyàḥ / nāgī́ḥ¹ |
Vocative |
नागि nā́gi |
नाग्यौ / नागी¹ nā́gyau / nā́gī¹ |
नाग्यः / नागीः¹ nā́gyaḥ / nā́gīḥ¹ |
Accusative |
नागीम् nāgī́m |
नाग्यौ / नागी¹ nāgyaù / nāgī́¹ |
नागीः nāgī́ḥ |
Instrumental |
नाग्या nāgyā́ |
नागीभ्याम् nāgī́bhyām |
नागीभिः nāgī́bhiḥ |
Dative |
नाग्यै nāgyaí |
नागीभ्याम् nāgī́bhyām |
नागीभ्यः nāgī́bhyaḥ |
Ablative |
नाग्याः / नाग्यै² nāgyā́ḥ / nāgyaí² |
नागीभ्याम् nāgī́bhyām |
नागीभ्यः nāgī́bhyaḥ |
Genitive |
नाग्याः / नाग्यै² nāgyā́ḥ / nāgyaí² |
नाग्योः nāgyóḥ |
नागीनाम् nāgī́nām |
Locative |
नाग्याम् nāgyā́m |
नाग्योः nāgyóḥ |
नागीषु nāgī́ṣu |
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Etymology 2
Probably borrowed from Semitic, ultimately from Sumerian 𒀭𒈾 (anna). Compare Classical Syriac ܐܢܟܐ (ʾānḵāʾ, “tin”), Biblical Hebrew אֲנָךְ (ʾănāḵ) , Arabic آنُك (ʔānuk, “lead; tin”).
Noun
नाग • (nāgá) stem, n
- tin, lead
- a kind of talc
- a kind of coitus
- name of the 3rd invariable करण (karaṇa)
- name of the effects of that period on anything happening during it
- name of a district of भारतवर्ष (bhāratavarṣa)
Declension
More information Neuter a-stem declension of नाग (nāgá), Singular ...
Neuter a-stem declension of नाग (nāgá) |
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Singular |
Dual |
Plural |
Nominative |
नागम् nāgám |
नागे nāgé |
नागानि / नागा¹ nāgā́ni / nāgā́¹ |
Vocative |
नाग nā́ga |
नागे nā́ge |
नागानि / नागा¹ nā́gāni / nā́gā¹ |
Accusative |
नागम् nāgám |
नागे nāgé |
नागानि / नागा¹ nāgā́ni / nāgā́¹ |
Instrumental |
नागेन nāgéna |
नागाभ्याम् nāgā́bhyām |
नागैः / नागेभिः¹ nāgaíḥ / nāgébhiḥ¹ |
Dative |
नागाय nāgā́ya |
नागाभ्याम् nāgā́bhyām |
नागेभ्यः nāgébhyaḥ |
Ablative |
नागात् nāgā́t |
नागाभ्याम् nāgā́bhyām |
नागेभ्यः nāgébhyaḥ |
Genitive |
नागस्य nāgásya |
नागयोः nāgáyoḥ |
नागानाम् nāgā́nām |
Locative |
नागे nāgé |
नागयोः nāgáyoḥ |
नागेषु nāgéṣu |
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Etymology 3
From Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós (“naked”). See नाग (nāga, “snake”).
Noun
नाग • (nāga) stem, m
- an elephant
c. 80 CE – 150 CE,
Aśvaghoṣa,
Buddhacarita 3.2:
- श्रुत्वा ततः स्त्रीजनवल्लभानां मनोज्ञभावं पुरकाननानाम् ।
बहिःप्रयाणाय चकार बुद्धिम् अन्तर्गृहे नाग इवावरुद्धः ॥- śrutvā tataḥ strījanavallabhānāṃ manojñabhāvaṃ purakānanānām.
bahiḥprayāṇāya cakāra buddhim antargṛhe nāga ivāvaruddhaḥ.
- 1893 translation by E. B. Cowell
- Having heard of the delightful appearance of the city groves beloved by the women,
He resolved to go out of doors, like an elephant long shut up in a house.
Descendants
- Old Javanese: nāga (see there for further descendants)
- Pali: nāga (“elephant”)
- Prakrit: 𑀡𑀸𑀬 (ṇāya)
References
Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “nāga-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 33