นาค

Thai

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

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

นาค • (nâak)

  1. (Buddhism) postulant: person seeking admission into a monastic order.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Probably from Sanskrit नाग (nāga, “cruel man”).

Proper noun

นาค • (nâak)

  1. Naga: tribesman living near the Naga Hills.

Etymology 3

From Pali nāga (“ironwood tree”).

Noun

นาค • (nâak)

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

Etymology 4

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

Noun

นาค • (nâak)

  1. elephant.
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 5

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

นาค • (nâak)

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