बयजोंबो गनायजानाय,नाथाय दान्थे-बिदान्थियारि नोजोरा बे दि बेयो बर्मायारि सोदोब ना-का एबा 'नागा' निफ्राय जोनोम जानाय, जायनि ओंथिया "खेरा गान्नाय सुबुंफोर।"
A popularly accepted, but controversial, view is that it originated from the Burmese word Na-Ka or 'Naga', meaning "people with earrings."