ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Naga

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈnɑːɡə/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Naga is a noun meaning (Australia) A loincloth.

Meaning

(Australia) A loincloth.

More Meanings

  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.
  2. (furry fandom) 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.

Example Sentences

Coordinate term: lamia
Boys and many of the men wear the naga, akin to bathing trunks […]
[…] a young lubra wearing nothing but a naga of paper-bark rose and came forward shyly.
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.

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Related dictionary entries include der, naja, uta, yon, mandala, loincloth.

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