Hindi

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Etymology

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A Sanskritic compound of नाग (nāg, snake) +‎ शक्ति f (śakti, power, capability); likely because of there association with snakes and their founder's ability as a "parselmouth" to speak parseltongue (the language of snakes in Harry Potter).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /nɑːɡ.ʃək.t̪iː/, [näːɡ.ʃɐk.t̪iː]

Proper noun

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नागशक्ति (nāgśaktim

  1. Slytherin

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