那伽

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (那伽)		那	伽

Etymology

From Sanskrit नाग (nāga, “serpent, snake”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nàgā, nàjiā

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄚˋ ㄍㄚ, ㄋㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): naa⁵ gaa¹ / naa⁶ gaa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: nàgā
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄚˋ ㄍㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nàga
  - Wade–Giles: na⁴-ka¹
  - Yale: nà-gā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nahga
  - Palladius: нага (naga)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nä⁵¹ kä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: nàjiā
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nàjia
  - Wade–Giles: na⁴-chia¹
  - Yale: nà-jyā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nahjia
  - Palladius: нацзя (naczja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: naa⁵ gaa¹ / naa⁶ gaa¹
  - Yale: náh gā / nah gā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: naa⁵ gaa¹ / naa⁶ gaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: na⁵ ga¹ / na⁶ ga¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /naː¹³ kaː⁵⁵/, /naː²² kaː⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: na gja

Rime
Character	那	伽
Reading #	1/3	1/1
Initial (聲)	泥 (8)	群 (30)
Final (韻)	歌 (94)	戈 (96)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	諾何切	求迦切
Baxter	na	gja
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/nɑ/	/ɡɨɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/nɑ/	/ɡiɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/nɑ/	/ɡiɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/na/	/gɨa/
Li Rong	/nɑ/	/ɡiɑ/
Wang Li	/nɑ/	/ɡǐɑ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/nɑ/	/gi̯ɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	nuó	qié
Expected Cantonese Reflex	no⁴	ke⁴

Noun

那伽

naga.