Thai

child postulants

Naga tribeswomen

beautyleaf

mother elephant and her child

a multi-headed nāga flares its hood

Chinese dragon figurine

Noun

นาค • ‎(nâak)

1. (Buddhism) postulant: person seeking admission into a monastic order.

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Etymology 2

Probably from Sanskrit नाग ‎(nāga, “cruel man”).

Proper noun

นาค • ‎(nâak)

1. Naga: tribesman living near the Naga Hills.

Etymology 3

From Pali nāga ‎(“ironwood tree”).

Noun

นาค • ‎(nâak)

1. (botany) beautyleaf, the plant Calophyllum inophyllum L. of the family Guttiferae.

Synonyms

Etymology 4

From Pali nāga ‎(“elephant”). Compare Sanskrit नाग ‎(nāga, “elephant”). Cognate with Modern Khmer នាគ ‎(néak); Burmese နာဂ ‎(naga.).

Noun

นาค • ‎(nâak)

1. elephant.

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Etymology 5

From Pali nāga ‎(“cobra”). Compare Sanskrit नाग ‎(nāga, “cobra”). Cognate with Old Khmer nāga, nāgya, nāgā; Modern Khmer នាគ ‎(néak); Burmese နဂါး ‎(na.ga:), နာဂ ‎(naga.); Lao ນາກ ‎(nāk); Mon နာ်.

Noun

นาค • ‎(nâak)

1. (mythology) nāga.
2. (mythology) dragon.
3. (chiefly poetic) snake.

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