naja

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Sanskrit नाग (nāga), probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós (“naked”). ==== Noun ==== naja (plural najas) A member of the Naja genus of venomous snakes; cobras ==== See also ==== Naja on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Naja on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Naja on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Navajo [Term?]. ==== Noun ==== naja (plural najas) A necklace or pendant made in the shape of the traditional Navajo symbol of a crescent. Synonym: squash blossom necklace === Anagrams === Jana == Dutch == === Interjection === naja contraction of nou ja == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /na.ʒa/ === Noun === naja m (plural najas) cobra (venomous snake) === Further reading === “naja”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Alternative forms === na ja === Etymology === na +‎ ja, literally “well, yes””. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /na(ː)ˈja(ː)/ === Interjection === naja well uh-huh, if you say so (expresses disagreement with what was said but an unwillingness to argue about it) === Further reading === “naja” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “naja” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon == Greenlandic == === Pronunciation === (Nuuk) IPA(key): /naja/, [nə.ja] === Noun === naja (plural najat) alternative form of najak == Italian == === Noun === naja f (uncountable) alternative form of naia (“compulsory military conscription”) == Pipil == === Etymology === From Proto-Nahuan *nəh. Compare Classical Nahuatl nehhuātl (“I”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnaha/ === Pronoun === naja (personal) I, first person singular pronoun. ==== See also ==== ni- (subject marker) nech- (object marker) == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Sanskrit नाग (nāgá, “serpent, snake”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aʒɐ Hyphenation: na‧ja === Noun === naja f (plural najas) naja (any snake of the genus Naja) Synonyms: cobra-de-capelo, cobra-capelo ==== Usage notes ==== The gender of this Portuguese zoonym is always feminine: when the gender of the being itself must be specified, naja-macho for male and naja-fêmea for female. Here, macho is treated as an undeclinable noun and doesn't necessarily need to agree in gender with the referent, but would change to macha if so. ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “naja”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “naja”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Sanskrit नाग (nāgá, “serpent, snake”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnaxa/ [ˈna.xa] Rhymes: -axa Syllabification: na‧ja === Noun === naja f (plural najas) a member of the Naja genus of venomous snakes; cobra Synonym: cobra === Further reading === “naja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Venetan == === Etymology === Compare Italian naja === Noun === naja f (invariable) conscription, military service