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naga.

A loincloth.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnɑːɡə/
  1. A loincloth.

    Australia
Where this word comes from

From an Australian Aboriginal language; cf. Wulna nākā (“dress, covering”)

noun/ˈnɑːɡə/
  1. A member of a class of semi-divine creatures, often taking the form of a very large snake and associated with water.

  2. 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.

    slang
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Sanskrit नाग (nāga, “serpent, snake”), probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós (“naked”) and cognate with naked.

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