If I actually was a naga, none of you would actually be surprised, like admit it, I fit the characterization you unconsciously subscribe to women with snake tails, you'd mostly be surprised nagas were realhttps://twitter.com/Nymphomachy/status/1301299753897070593 …
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Replying to @Nymphomachy
I'm surprised you're saying "naga" and not the gendered "nagini" Did JK Rowling ruin that for you
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Replying to @arthur_affect
I didn't even know that was a real word, I've always just used the term "naga" in my perusal of quality monster girl content
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Replying to @Nymphomachy
Yeah it's just Sanskrit for "female serpent" ("nag-" is an ancient word root for snakes that in modern times is associated either with the cobra specifically or with the mythological sapient quasi-deities)
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Replying to @arthur_affect @Nymphomachy
Fun fact, the "nag-" root is (very distantly) related to the English word "snake", and also to the word "naked"
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Replying to @arthur_affect @Nymphomachy
The original meaning of "nag-" is "bare" or "stripped" Like a snake is a "naga" because it's a completely naked animal, more than any other animal -- it's stripped not only of fur and hair but even limbs It's related to why the naga are sacred
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Which is why in modern Hindi, the primary meaning of "naga" is either an actual snake or the mythological naga But other animals can be named "naga" if they're "naked" compared to other animals -- an elephant is sometimes called "naga" and so is a shark
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