naja

Etymology

From Sanskrit नाग (nāga), from Proto-Indo-European *snog-, *sneg- (“to crawl; a creeping thing”).

Noun

naja (plural najas)

1. A member of the Naja genus of venomous snakes; cobras

See also

• Naja on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Naja on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Naja on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• Jana

Noun

naja m (plural najas)

1. cobra (venomous snake)

Further reading

• “naja” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Alternative forms

• na ja

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na(ː)ˈja(ː)/

Interjection

naja

1. well
2. (expresses disagreement with what was said but an unwillingness to argue about it)

   —Ich finde, Justin Bieber ist der größte kanadische Musiker seit Neil Young!
   —Naja.

   —I think Justin Bieber’s the greatest Canadian musician since Neil Young!
   —Uhuh.

Noun

naja

1. a boy's younger sister

Noun

naja f (singular only)

1. (slang) compulsory military service; draft, conscription

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *nəh. Compare Classical Nahuatl nehhuātl (“I”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaha/

Pronoun

naja

1. (personal) I, first person singular pronoun.

   Naja nimayana

   I'm hungry

Etymology

From Sanskrit नाग (nāgá, “serpent, snake”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈna.ʒa/

Noun

naja f (plural najas)

1. cobra

Etymology

Compare Italian naja

Noun

naja f (invariable)

1. conscription, military service