नागिनी

Hindi

Etymology

From नाग (nāg, “male cobra, snake”) +‎ -इनी (-inī, “-ess”).

Pronunciation

Noun

नागिनी • (nāginī) f (male equivalent नाग)

  1. female serpent, naga, cobra
    Synonyms: साँप (sā̃p), सर्प (sarp)
  2. (specifically) Indian cobra, Naja naja
  3. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) female naga
    Synonym: नागिन (nāgin)

Declension

Declension of नागिनी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct नागिनी
nāginī 		नागिनियाँ
nāginiyā̃
oblique नागिनी
nāginī 		नागिनियों
nāginiyõ
vocative नागिनी
nāginī 		नागिनियो
nāginiyo

References

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