Naga

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Naga or nāga can refer to:

In mythology:

Naga (mythology), 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.
Naga (fantasy); members of any race (fantasy) with both snake and human characteristics may be called nagas.

In geography:

Naga District, Mie, a district in Mie prefecture, Japan.
* Naga, Wakayama, a town in that district.
The Naga people, an ethnic group living in Nagaland and Manipur state in the northeastern part of India.
The name of several cities in the Philippines:
* Naga City, Camarines Sur
* Naga, Cebu
* Naga, Zamboanga Sibugay

In linguistics:

In Sanskrit and many languages derived from it, Naga means snake.
in Sanskrit and Pali, Naga can also mean elephant , as in the [Naga Sutta].
In Malay, Naga means dragon.

In video and computer games:

Naga (Warcraft), a fictional race of reptilian sea-monsters mutated from elves in the Warcraft Universe.
Naga (Monster Rancher), a species of monster from the Monster Rancher video games.
A unit type in the Heroes of Might and Magic series (III & IV).
A race in the expansion pack to Guild Wars, Factions.

In role-playing games:

Naga (Dungeons & Dragons); these include spirit nagas, dark nagas, aquatic nagas, and guardian nagas.
Nagah, a race of wereserpents in .
A race of snake people in Legends of the Five Rings.

Naga may also mean:

Naga the Serpent, a character in the Slayers animated series.
Naga Jolokia pepper, an extremely hot chile pepper.
Naga (comics), a supervillain in the Marvel Universe and enemy of Sub-Mariner.
The North American Grappling Association, a wrestling association.

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