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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