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नग nag[Prk. नगो; S. नगः], s.m. Anything immovable; a mountain, a rock; a tree;—the stone of a ring, or a stone in which a name, etc. is cut;—a precious stone, gem, jewel;—a symbolical expression for the number seven (because of the seven principal mountains):—nagāśray (˚ga+āś˚), adj. & s.m. (f. -ā), Living in or frequenting mountains;—an animal or a creature that lives in or frequents mountains:—nag-bhid, s.m. 'Rock-splitter,' or 'tree splitter'; the plant Plectanthrus scutellaroides:—nag-bhū, adj. & s.m. Mountain-born; mountain;—a mountaineer:—nag-pati, s.m. 'Chief of mountains,' the Himālaya range of mountains:—naga-ja, vulg. nagaj, adj. & s.m. (f. -ā), Mountain-born; mountain;—a mountaineer.
Origin: Hindi