နဂါး

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali nāga, from Sanskrit नाग (nāgá).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: န'ဂါး
  • IPA(key): /nəɡá/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: na.ga: • ALA-LC: nagāʺ • BGN/PCGN: năga: • Okell: năgà

Noun

နဂါး • (na.ga:) (classifier ကောင်)

  1. (mythology) naga
  2. dragon
  3. mythical serpent

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Shan: ၼၵႃး (nǎ káa)

See also

Further reading