Naga 99566 225117876 2008-07-11T23:32:43Z 68.48.18.235 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 225112797 by [[Special:Contributions/69.243.144.90|69.243.144.90]] ([[User talk:69.243.144.90|talk]]). Not relevant, and vague {{wiktionarypar|naga}} {{TOCright}} '''Naga''' or '''nāga''' can refer to: ==Mythology== * [[Nāga]], a race of supernatural beings usually depicted with both snake and human attributes ** In India, nāga are depicted as subterranean and as an opponent to the eagle-like [[Garuda]] ** In Southeast Asian mythologies, the Nāga is revered as the original ancestor of the [[Cambodian people]] ** In the [[Mahavamsa]], Nāgas are reported as an aboriginal tribe living in Sri Lanka ==Military== * [[Naga Regiment]], of [[Indian Army]], with its headquaters at [[Ranikhet]], [[Uttarakhand]]. ==Demography== * [[Naga people]], an ethnic group living in Nagaland and Manipur state in the northeastern part of India * [[Naga (clan)]], a clan of Jats in India ==Geography== * [[Naga District, Mie]], a former district in Mie prefecture, Japan * [[Naga District, Wakayama]], a former district in Wakayama prefecture, Japan ** [[Naga, Wakayama]], a town in that district * The name of several political territories in the Philippines: ** [[Naga City, Camarines Sur]] ** [[Naga City, Cebu]] ** [[Naga, Zamboanga Sibugay]] ==Linguistics== * In [[Sanskrit]] and many languages derived from it, Naga means [[snake]] * In Tamil and related languages, Naga specifically means [[Cobra]], and in biology the genus name for cobras, ''[[Naja]]'' derives from this * In Sanskrit and Pali, Naga can also mean [[elephant]] * In Malay, Indonesian and Javanese, Naga means [[dragon]] ==Games== * [[wowwiki:naga|Naga (Warcraft)]], a fictional race of reptilian sea-monsters mutated from elves in the ''Warcraft'' Universe * [[Monster Rancher monsters#Naga|Naga]], a species of monster from the ''Monster Rancher'' video games * [[Naga (Dungeons & Dragons)]], creatures including spirit nagas, dark nagas, aquatic nagas, and guardian nagas * [[Changing_Breed#Nagah|Nagah]], a race of wereserpents in ''Werewolf: The Apocalypse'' *Naga, a race of half human serpents in the game ''[[Guild wars]]'' *Naga, a combat mecha from the ''[[Heavy Gear]]'' line of games *Naga, a level 6 Tower creature from the [[Heroes of Might and Magic]] series of games *Naga, a common creature in early [[final fantasy]] games, appears as an odd-colored serpent with a womens head ==Popular culture== * [[Naga the Serpent]], a character in the ''Slayers'' animated series * [[Naga (comics)]], a supervillain in the Marvel Universe and enemy of Sub-Mariner * [[Naga Sadow]], a character from the ''Star Wars'' Expanded Universe ==Other uses== * [[Naga Jolokia pepper]], an extremely hot chili pepper * The [[North American Grappling Association]], a grappling event organiser * The Newfoundland Alberta Golf Association * A guitar manufacturer, based in China {{disambig}} [[ca:Naga]] [[de:Naga]] [[fr:Naga]] [[lt:Naga]] [[nl:Naga]] [[pl:Naga]] [[sk:Nágovia]] [[sv:Naga]]