Naja

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See also: naja and nåja

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Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit नाग (nāga).

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Naja f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Elapidae – true cobras.

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Etymology[edit]

From Greenlandic Naja, first used in Danish fiction in 1852.

Proper noun[edit]

Naja

  1. a female given name

Greenlandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From naja (younger sister of a male).

Proper noun[edit]

Naja

  1. a female given name

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