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4-letter words (2 found)

AGAR,RAGA,

3-letter words (3 found)

AGA,GAR,RAG,

2-letter words (3 found)

AA,AG,AR,

You can make 8 words from agar according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of agar

agar

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.ɡə/, /ˈeɪ.ɡɑː/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɑˌɡɑɹ/, /ˈæ.ɡɚ/, /ˈeɪˌɡɑɹ/
  • Rhymes: (UK) -eɪɡə, (US) -æɡɚ

Etymology 1

From Malay agar or agar-agar, both meaning jelly.

Noun

agar (countable and uncountable, plural agars)

  1. A gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.
  2. A culture medium based on this material.
Synonyms
  • agal-agal, agar-agar, E406 when used as a food additive
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

Probably from Hindi अगर (agar), from Sanskrit अगरु (agaru)

Alternative forms

  • aggur

Noun

agar (countable and uncountable, plural agars)

  1. agarwood
Translations

See also

  • agaric
  • Agarum

References

  • agar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • “agar”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “agar”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • raag, Raga, raga, agra, Agra, Gara

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay agar or agar-agar, both meaning jelly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈaɡar]

Noun

agar m inan

  1. agar (material obtained from the marine algae)

Declension

Estonian

Etymology

Of Finnic origin. Cognates include Finnish häkärä (“eagerness to do something; ardent desire, lust”), Karelian häkärä (“lust, lechery”) and Livonian agār (“lively”). See also Finnish häkärä (“mist, fog”) and Finnish ahkera (“hardworking”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑɡ̊ɑr/, [ˈɑɡ̊ɑr]
  • Rhymes: -ɑɡɑr
  • Hyphenation: a‧gar

Adjective

agar (genitive agara, partitive agarat, comparative agaram, superlative kõige agaram)

  1. eager, willing

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • agar in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • “agar”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑɡɑr/, [ˈɑ̝ɡɑ̝r]
  • Rhymes: -ɑɡɑr
  • Syllabification(key): a‧gar
  • Hyphenation(key): agar

Noun

agar

  1. alternative form of agar-agar

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “agar”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

French

Pronunciation

Noun

agar m (uncountable)

  1. synonym of agar-agar

Further reading

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

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto agi, French agir, German agieren, Italian agire, Spanish agir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈɡar/

Verb

agar (present agas, past agis, future agos, conditional agus, imperative agez)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to do, act

Conjugation

Derived terms

See also

  • facar (“to make; to do, perform”)
  • agendo (“agenda”)
  • akto (“act”)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡar/
  • Rhymes: -ɡar
  • Hyphenation: a‧gar

Etymology 1

From Malay agar, from Sanskrit अग्र (agra).

Conjunction

agar

  1. so that; in order to
    Synonyms: sehingga, supaya
    1. indicates purpose; with the result that
    2. indicates purpose; in such a way that, with the intent that
  2. to; in order to (as a means of achieving the specified end)
    Synonym: supaya
Usage notes
  • This word with supaya are often used together as "agar supaya" to mean "in order to".

Etymology 2

Noun

agar (colloquial)

  1. ellipsis of agar-agar

Irish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English agar, from Malay.

Noun

agar m (genitive singular agair, nominative plural agair)

  1. agar
Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

agar m

  1. alternative form of agairt (“plea; vengeance, retribution”)

Mutation

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “agar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Kalasha

Noun

agar

  1. rest day

Latin

Verb

agar

  1. first-person singular future passive indicative of agō
    1. "I shall be done, I shall be made"
    2. "I shall be accomplished, I shall be managed, I shall be achieved"
    3. "I shall be performed, I shall be transacted"
    4. "I shall be driven, I shall be conducted"
    5. "I shall be pushed, I shall be moved, I shall be impelled"
    6. "I shall be guided, I shall be governed, I shall be administered"
    7. "I shall be discussed, I shall be pleaded, I shall be deliberated"
    8. "I shall be thought upon"
    9. "I shall be stirred up, I shall be excited, I shall be caused, I shall be induced"
    10. "I shall be chased, I shall be pursued"
    11. (of a course of action) "I shall be driven, I shall be pursued"
    12. "I shall be robbed, I shall be stolen, I shall be plundered, I shall be carried off"
    13. (of time) "I shall be passed, I shall be spent"
    14. (of offerings) "I shall be slain, I shall be killed (as a sacrifice)"
    15. (of plants) "I shall be put forth, I shall be sprouted, I shall be extended"
  2. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of agō
    1. "may I be done, may I be made"
    2. "may I be accomplished, may I be managed, may I be achieved"
    3. "may I be performed, may I be transacted"
    4. "may I be driven, may I be conducted"
    5. "may I be pushed, may I be moved, may I be impelled"
    6. "may I be guided, may I be governed, may I be administered"
    7. "may I be discussed, may I be pleaded, may I be deliberated"
    8. "may I be thought upon"
    9. "may I be stirred up, may I be excited, may I be caused, may I be induced"
    10. "may I be chased, may I be pursued"
    11. (of a course of action) "may I be driven, may I be pursued"
    12. "may I be robbed, may I be stolen, may I be plundered, may I be carried off"
    13. (of time) "may I be passed, may I be spent"
    14. (of offerings) "may I be slain, may I be killed (as a sacrifice)"
    15. (of plants) "may I be put forth, may I be sprouted, may I be extended"

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɡa(r)/
  • Rhymes: -aɡa(r), -ɡa(r), -a(r)
  • Rhymes: -ar

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Sanskrit अग्र (agra).

Conjunction

agar (Jawi spelling اݢر)

  1. so that (in order to)
Synonyms
  • supaya / سوڤايا
Descendants
  • Indonesian: agar

Etymology 2

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

Noun

agar (Jawi spelling اݢر, plural agar-agar)

  1. agar (a material obtained from the marine algae), agar-agar
  2. agar (chemistry)
Derived terms
  • agar-agar
Descendants
  • → Czech: agar
  • → English: agar
  • Indonesian: agar
  • → Spanish: agar

Old Irish

Verb

·agar

  1. passive singular present indicative of aigid

Verb

agar

  1. inflection of aigid:
    1. passive singular present indicative relative
    2. passive singular imperative

Mutation

Old Norse

Verb

agar

  1. second/third-person singular present active indicative of aga

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡar/
  • Rhymes: -aɡar
  • Syllabification: a‧gar

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay agar. First attested in 1890.

Noun

agar m inan (indeclinable, related adjective agarowy)

  2. agar, agar-agar (gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis, and as a food additive)
    Synonym: agar-agar
  3. agar, agar-agar (type of red algae)
    Synonym: agar-agar
Declension

or

Indeclinable.

Related terms

Etymology 2

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

Noun

agar m inan

  2. agar, agarwood, agalloch, oud (heartwood from trees of the genus Aquilaria, especially Aquilaria malaccensis, infected with mold (Phialophora parasitica), which produces an aromatic resin in response to this infestation)
Declension

References

Further reading

  • agar in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • agar in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • agar in PWN's encyclopedia

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈɡaɾ/ [aˈɣ̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧gar

Noun

agar m (plural agares)

  1. alternative form of agar-agar

Further reading

  • “agar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swedish

Noun

agar

  1. indefinite plural of ag

Verb

agar

  1. present indicative of aga

Anagrams

  • arga

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈɡaɾ/ [ʔɐˈɣaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧gar

Adverb

agár (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜇ᜔) (dialectal, Batangas, Rizal, informal)

  1. alternative form of agad

Adjective

agár (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜇ᜔) (dialectal, Batangas, Rizal, informal)

  1. alternative form of agad

Uzbek

Etymology

From Persian اگر (agar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑˈɡɑr/

Conjunction

agar

  1. if (supposing that)

Source: wiktionary.org