नागिन
Hindi
Etymology
From नाग (nāg, “male cobra, snake”) + -इन (-in, “-ess”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /nɑː.ɡɪn/, [näː.ɡɪ̃n]
Noun
नागिन • (nāgin) f (male equivalent नाग)
- female serpent, naga, cobra
- (specifically) Indian cobra, Naja naja
- (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) female naga
- Synonym: नागिनी (nāginī)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | नागिन nāgin |
नागिनें nāginẽ |
| oblique | नागिन nāgin |
नागिनों nāginõ |
| vocative | नागिन nāgin |
नागिनो nāgino |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “नागिन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2568
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “नागिन”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 359
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “नागिन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 551
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “नागिन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 341.