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naga
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n????/
Etymology 1
From an Australian Aboriginal language; cf. Wulna n?k? (“dress, covering”)
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
Borrowed from Sanskrit ??? (n?ga, “serpent, snake”). Doublet of snake.
Alternative forms
- n?ga, N?ga
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
References
Anagrams
- Agan, GNAA
Bikol Central
Noun
naga
- the narra tree (Pterocarpus indicus)
- the wood from this tree
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: na?ga
Noun
naga (plural kanagahan)
- the narra tree (Pterocarpus indicus)
- the wood from this tree
Dutch
Pronunciation
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): /?na??a/
- Rhymes: -a??a
Verb
naga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative nagaði, supine nagað)
- (transitive, governs the accusative) to gnaw
Conjugation
Derived terms
- naga sig í handarbökin
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay naga, from Sanskrit ??? (n?gá, “large snake”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?na?a]
- Hyphenation: na?ga
Noun
naga (first-person possessive nagaku, second-person possessive nagamu, third-person possessive naganya)
- dragon (mythical creature)
Further reading
- “naga” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Laboya
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?na??a]
Noun
naga
- jackfruit
References
- Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) , “naga”, in Lamboya word list, Leiden: LexiRumah
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?na?a/
Adjective
naga
- feminine nominative singular of nagi
Maia
Noun
naga
- part; piece
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit ??? (n?gá, “large snake”).
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /na??/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /na?a/
- Rhymes: -a??, -??, -?
Noun
naga (Jawi spelling ????, plural naga-naga, informal 1st possessive nagaku, impolite 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
Noun
naga
- dragon
References
- A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya
Northern Sotho
Noun
naga
- land, country
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?na.?a/
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
Noun
naga
- dragon
- figurehead on the prow of ships
- a species of narra
Yakan
Noun
naga
- dragon
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nag
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?næ?/
- (North American also) IPA(key): /ne??/, IPA(key): /n??/
- Rhymes: -æ?
Etymology 1
From Middle English nagge, cognate with Dutch negge.
Noun
nag (plural nags)
- A small horse; a pony.
- An old, useless horse.
- Synonyms: (Northern England, Scotland, dialectal, archaic) aver, dobbin, hack, jade, plug
- (obsolete, derogatory) A paramour.
- 1598, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra, III. x. 11:
- Yon ribaudred nag of Egypt – Whom leprosy o'ertake!
- 1598, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra, III. x. 11:
Coordinate terms
- (old useless horse): bum (racing)
Translations
Etymology 2
Probably from a North Germanic source; compare Swedish nagga (“to gnaw, grumble”), Danish nage, Icelandic nagga (“to complain”).
Verb
nag (third-person singular simple present nags, present participle nagging, simple past and past participle nagged)
- (transitive, intransitive) To continuously remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters.
- Anyone would think that I nagged at you, Amanda! (From Amanda! by Robin Klein)
- To bother with persistent thoughts or memories.
- The notion that he forgot something nagged him the rest of the day.
- To bother or disturb persistently in any way.
- a nagging pain in his left knee
- a nagging north wind
Synonyms
- (continually remind or complain): ride
- (bother with thoughts or memories): haunt
- (persistently bother or annoy): worry
Derived terms
- nag screen
- nagware
Related terms
- gnaw
Translations
Noun
nag (plural nags)
- Someone or something that nags.
- A repeated complaint or reminder.
- A persistent, bothersome thought or worry
Synonyms
- (person who nags): See Thesaurus:shrew
Derived terms
- nagless
Translations
Etymology 3
Noun
nag
- Misspelling of knack.
References
- nag at OneLook Dictionary Search
- nag in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- AGN, ANG, GAN, GNA, GaN, Gan, NGA, gan
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch nacht (“night”), from Middle Dutch nacht, from Old Dutch naht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nók?ts.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /na?/
Noun
nag (plural nagte)
- The period between sunset and sunrise, when the sky is dark; night.
- (countable) darkness.
Colán
Noun
nag
- moon
Danish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -a?
- Rhymes: -a??
Noun
nag n (singular definite naget, not used in plural form)
- grudge
Derived terms
- bære nag
Verb
nag
- imperative of nage
Gaikundi
Noun
nag
- sago
Further reading
- Gaikundi-Ontena Organised Phonology Data (2011)
German
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -a?k
Verb
nag
- singular imperative of nagen
- (colloquial) first-person singular present of nagen
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *nag?, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nog?ós (“naked”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nâ??/
Adjective
n?g (definite n?g?, Cyrillic spelling ????)
- naked
Declension
Synonyms
- g?l, g?
Derived terms
- nág?st
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *nag?, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nog?ós (“naked”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ná?k/
Adjective
n?g (not comparable)
- naked
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Synonyms
- gòl (more formal)
Derived terms
- nágost
Further reading
- “nag”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *nek?e, a combination of Proto-Indo-European *ne (negative particle) and *-k?e (“and”); compare Latin neque.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /na?/
Particle
nag
- not (in answers and tag questions)
Usage notes
Used before a vowel, but not when that vowel has resulted from the soft mutation of g. Thus na + gallan becomes na allan, not *nag allan.
Alternative forms
- na (used before a consonant)
White Hmong
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /na???/
Noun
nag
- rain
Derived terms
- los nag
Wolof
Noun
nag (definite form nag wi)
- cow, cattle
Zhuang
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *na?k? (“otter”). Cognate with Thai ??? (nâak), Ahom ???????????? (nak).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /na?k?/
- Tone numbers: nag8
- Hyphenation: nag
Noun
nag (Sawndip forms ???? or ? or ???? or ???? or ?, old orthography nag)
- otter
- Synonym: duznag
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