ꦤꦒ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔ.ɡɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɡɔ
• Hyphenation: na‧ga

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese nāga (“naga”), from Sanskrit नाग (nāga, “naga”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)nog-ó-s (with *a regularly lengthened by Brugmann's law), from *(s)neg- (“to crawl; a creeping thing”).

Noun

ꦤꦒ (naga)

1. naga, serpent-demon.
2. snake

Derived terms

• ꦤꦒꦒꦶꦤꦶ (naga gini)
• ꦤꦒꦗꦠꦶꦔꦫꦁ (naga jatingarang)
• ꦤꦒꦠꦲꦸꦤ꧀ (naga taun)
• ꦤꦒꦢꦶꦤ (naga dina)
• ꦤꦒꦱꦱꦶ (naga sasi)

 

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Javanese nāga (“elephant”), from Sanskrit नाग (nāga, “elephant”), from Proto-Indo-European *negʷ- (“naked”), i.e. “the hairless one”.

Noun

ꦤꦒ (naga)

1. elephant

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “naga”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN