Thai

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Etymology

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From Pali nāgī, feminine of nāga.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicนาคี
n ā g ī
Phonemic
นา-คี
n ā – g ī
RomanizationPaiboonnaa-kii
Royal Institutena-khi
(standard) IPA(key)/naː˧.kʰiː˧/(R)

Noun

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นาคี (naa-kii)

  1. (mythology) female equivalent of นาค (nâak): female nāga, snake, or dragon; female elephant.
  2. (mythology, chiefly poetic) any nāga, snake, or dragon; any elephant.
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