Pali

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Noun

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นาค m

  1. Thai script form of nāga

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Thai

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child postulants
 
Naga tribeswomen
 
beautyleaf
 
mother elephant and her child
 
a multi-headed nāga flares its hood
 
Chinese dragon figurine

Pronunciation

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Orthographicนาค
n ā g
Phonemic
นาก
n ā k
[bound form]
นาก-คะ-
n ā k – g a –
RomanizationPaiboonnâaknâak-ká-
Royal Institutenaknak-kha-
(standard) IPA(key)/naːk̚˥˩/(R)/naːk̚˥˩.kʰa˦˥./
Homophonesนาก

Etymology 1

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From Pali nāga (noble person). Cognate with Modern Khmer នាគ (niək).

Noun

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นาค (nâak)

  1. (Buddhism) postulant: person seeking admission into a monastic order.
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Etymology 2

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Probably from Sanskrit नाग (nāga, cruel man).

Proper noun

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นาค (nâak)

  1. Naga: tribesman living near the Naga Hills.

Etymology 3

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From Pali nāga (ironwood tree).

Noun

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นาค (nâak)

  1. (botany) beautyleaf, the plant Calophyllum inophyllum L. of the family Clusiaceae (syn. Guttiferae).
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beautyleaf

Etymology 4

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From Pali nāga (elephant). Compare Sanskrit नाग (nāga, elephant). Cognate with Modern Khmer នាគ (niək); Burmese နာဂ (naga.).

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นาค (nâak)

  1. elephant.
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Etymology 5

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From Pali nāga (cobra). Compare Sanskrit नाग (nāga, cobra). Cognate with Old Khmer nāga, nāgya, nāgā; Modern Khmer នាគ (niək); Burmese နဂါး (na.ga:), နာဂ (naga.); Lao ນາກ (nāk); Mon နာ်.

Noun

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นาค (nâak)

  1. (mythology) (พญา~, พระยา~) naga; dragon.
  2. (chiefly poetic) snake.
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