nagga

adjective naked, nude Vin.ii.121; Ja.i.307; Pv.i.6#1 (= niccola Pv-a.32); Pv.ii.1#5; Pv.ii.8#1; Pv-a.68 Pv-a.106.

  • -cariyā going naked Dhp.141; Dhp-a.iii.78; cp. Sk nagnacaryā Divy.339;
  • -bhogga one whose goods are nakedness, an ascetic Ja.iv.160; Ja.v.75; Ja.vi.225.

Ved. nagna = Lat. nudus (fr. *nogṷedhos) Goth. naqaps = Ohg. naccot, Ags. nacod = naked; Oir nocht; perhaps Gr. γυμνός