Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit नाग (nāgá, serpent, snake).

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

នាគ (niək)

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

Adjective edit

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 edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

នាគ m

  1. Khmer script form of nāga

Declension edit