= ನಾಗ - 9.

(pros.) a group consisting of three short syllabic instants (uuu); tribrach.

(arch.) one fourth of a rupee; four-annas.

a coin of the value of four annas.

(myth.) a female belonging to the world of serpents, represented with the face and hands and upper body of a beautiful woman and the tail of a serpent.

a female snake.

(dial.) the dry outer covering of corn; husk.

a meritorious or virtuous man.