នាគ

Khmer

Etymology

From Sanskrit नाग (nāgá, serpent, snake).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic នាគ
nāg
WT romanisation niək
(standard) IPA(key) /niəʔ/

Noun

នាគ • (niək)

  1. nāga, dragon
  2. candidate for ordination as a monk
  3. strong young elephant
  4. an epithet of the Buddha

Adjective

នាគ • (niək) (abstract noun ភាពនាគ)

  1. to be charming, fascinating
  2. to be seductive, alluring
  3. to be pure, chaste
  4. to be noble, high, lofty, strong

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

នាគ m

  1. Khmer script form of nāga

Declension

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