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Definitions and meaning of aga

aga

Noun

aga (plural agas)

  1. Alternative spelling of agha

Anagrams

  • GAA

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • agë

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آغا (aġa, “a lord or master”).

Noun

aga m (plural agallarë, definite agai, definite plural agallarët)

  1. agha, Ottoman nobleman with a landed estate (ranging below bey)
  2. (old) rich man
  3. (old) clan chief
  4. (derogatory) pretentious or officious person

References

Further reading

  • “aga”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980
  • “aga”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

Asi

Noun

aga

  1. morning

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ága.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaɡa/, [ˈʔa.ɡa]
  • Hyphenation: a‧ga

Noun

aga (Basahan spelling ᜀᜄ)

  1. morning
    Coordinate terms: udto, hapon, banggi

Derived terms

Bola

Noun

aga

  1. canoe

References

  • Brent Wiebe, Bola (Bola-Bakovi) Language Organized Phonology Data, p. 2

Bourbonnais-Berrichon

Alternative forms

  • argarde (Moulins Dialect and Berrichon)

Verb

aga

  1. look at (imperative mood)

References

Cornish

Alternative forms

  • (short form) gà
  • (following some prepositions) -'ga

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈæɡə/

Determiner

aga

  1. their

Eskayan

Noun

aga

  1. morning

Estonian

Conjunction

aga

  1. but

French

Alternative forms

  • agha

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish آغا (ağa, “lord, master”).

Noun

aga m (plural agas)

  1. aga, agha

Further reading

  • “aga”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Preposition

aga

  1. Alternative form of agás

Hiligaynon

Noun

aga (diminutive agá-ága)

  1. morning

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آغا (aghā, “lord”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɒɡɒ]
  • Hyphenation: aga
  • Rhymes: -ɡɒ

Noun

aga (plural agák)

  1. agha

Declension

References

Further reading

  • aga in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • aga in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Icelandic

Etymology

See the noun agi (“discipline”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːɣa/
  • Rhymes: -aːɣa

Verb

aga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative agaði, supine agað)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to discipline

Conjugation

Related terms

  • agi (“discipline, constraint”)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈaɡa]
  • Hyphenation: aga

Etymology 1

From Malay aga, from Classical Malay اڬ (aga).

Adjective

aga

  1. arrogant, conceited, haughty, snobbish.
    Synonyms: angkuh, sombong
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Kulisusu [Term?].

Noun

aga (first-person possessive agaku, second-person possessive agamu, third-person possessive aganya)

  1. fish louse (Argulus spp.).
    Synonym: kutu ikan

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Wolio [Term?].

Verb

aga

  1. to look with the intention of laughing or challenging

Further reading

  • “aga” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Irish

Etymology

Variant form of eang with semantic narrowing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɡə/

Noun

aga m (genitive singular aga, nominative plural agaí)

  1. period of time, interval
  2. distance

Declension

Derived terms

  • agaigh (“space out, stagger”, verb)

Mutation

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aga”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 75

Kabuverdianu

Alternative forms

  • agu (Sotavento)

Etymology

From Portuguese água.

Noun

aga

  1. (Barlavento) water

References

  • Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
  • Veiga, Manuel (2012) Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɣa/

Verb

aga (infinitive kwaga)

  1. to lack, to miss, to fail to find

Derived terms

(Nouns)

  • mwagi class 1

(Proverbs)

  • ithĩnjĩro rĩtiagaga thakame
  • (kanua) karĩ mata gatiagaga wa kuuga
  • ng'enda thĩ ndĩagaga mũtegi
  • nyũngũ ya mũingĩ ndĩagaga mũteng'ũri
  • riko na nda itiagaga
  • thũ ndĩagaga mwenji

References

  • Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 360. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
  • Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, p. 45.

Laboya

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa.

Pronoun

aga

  1. what (interrogative pronoun)

References

  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*apa₁”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Ladin

Alternative forms

  • ega (Cazét)

Etymology

From Latin aqua.

Noun

aga f (plural [please provide])

  1. (Brach) water

Lindu

Conjunction

aga

  1. if

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈɡɑː/

Noun

aga m (Arabic spelling ئاگا)

  1. Alternative form of agah

Declension

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “aga”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 2

Northern Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jáka, a variant of Proto-Bantu *-jíbaka.

Verb

aga

  1. to build

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aigan (“to possess”). Cognates include Old English āgan and Old Saxon ēgan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːɣa/

Verb

āga

  1. (auxiliary) to have to

References

  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *agōną, related to agi (“terror”), from Proto-Germanic *agô, form of *agaz (“fear, dread”).

Verb

aga

  1. to threaten
  2. to look dangerous

Conjugation

Related terms

  • agi

References

  • “aga”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡa/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡa/
  • Rhymes: -aɡa
  • Syllabification: a‧ga
  • Homophone: Aga

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Turkish ağa.

Noun

aga m pers

  1. (Islam, military) agha (honorific for high officials used in Turkey and certain Muslim countries)
Declension

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

aga f

  1. cane toad
    Synonyms: kururu, ropucha olbrzymia
Declension

References

Further reading

  • aga in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Noun

aga f (plural agale)

  1. Alternative form of agă

Declension

Rukai

Noun

aga

  1. cooked rice

Scots

Alternative forms

  • aggek, aagig

Etymology

Compare Norwegian akkar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːɡa/, /ˈaɡək/

Noun

aga (plural agas)

  1. (Shetland) A variety of eight-armed cuttlefish

References

  • “aga, n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آغا (ağa) (Turkish ağa, aga).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǎɡa/
  • Hyphenation: a‧ga

Noun

àga m (Cyrillic spelling а̀га)

  1. agha
  2. (dated) master
  3. (dated) patron

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɡa/ [ˈa.ɣ̞a]
  • Rhymes: -aɡa
  • Syllabification: a‧ga

Noun

aga m (plural agas)

  1. Alternative form of agá

Further reading

  • “aga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swahili

Pronunciation

Verb

-aga (infinitive kuaga)

  1. to say goodbye, to bid adieu to something

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Verbal derivations:
    • Applicative: -agia
    • Causative: -agisha
    • Passive: -agwa
    • Reciprocal: -agana
    • Stative: -agika
    • Other formations: -aga dunia (“to die”)

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse agi.

Noun

aga c

  1. (uncountable) corporal punishment (especially of children), beating
Declension
Related terms
  • agaförbud
  • barnaga

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish agha.

Verb

aga (present agar, preterite agade, supine agat, imperative aga)

  1. to beat, to punish corporally, to discipline
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آغا (ağa).

Noun

aga c

  1. an agha (Turkish title)
Declension

References

  • aga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ága (“early; punctual”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔaɡa/, [ˈʔa.ɣɐ]
  • Rhymes: -aɡa
  • Syllabification: a‧ga

Noun

aga (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ)

  1. earliness
    Synonyms: kaagahan, agap
  2. (obsolete) eating breakfast

Derived terms

Tswana

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jáka, a variant of Proto-Bantu *-jíbaka.

Verb

aga

  1. to build

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish آغا (aghā).

Noun

aga (definite accusative agayı, plural agalar)

  1. (dialectal) big brother
  2. (dialectal) rich man

References

  • “aga”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ā.ɡà/

Noun

agà

  1. Tree hyrax; (in particular) the Dendrohyrax interfluvialis
    Synonym: ọ̀fàfà

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ā.ɡà/

Noun

agà

  1. ladder
    Synonyms: àkàsọ̀, àkàbà
  2. (idiomatic) pubescent age; the age at which one becomes sexually mature
Derived terms
  • bàlágà (“to reach the age of puberty”)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ā.ɡà/

Noun

agà

  1. the tree Musanga cecropioides; also known as the African corkwood tree

Etymology 4

Compare with Edo aga

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.ɡā/

Noun

àga

  1. chair, stool
    Synonyms: ìjókòó, òtìtà, ìpèkù, iján, àpótí
Derived terms
  • alága (“chairperson”)

Source: wiktionary.org