Aga

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English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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Aga (plural Agas)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of AGA (an AGA cooker).
    • 2023 September 23, Tim Hayward, “Not so easy does it”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 19:
      Le Creuset pots were expensive, including at David's shop, and you had to strengthen the floor to install a bloody Aga.

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

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Aga

  1. A river in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia.
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Translations
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Etymology 3

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Various origins:

  • Borrowed from Norwegian Aga, a habitational surname of uncertain derivation.
  • Borrowed from Turkish Ağa, an occupational surname from ağa (lord; chief, boss).
  • Borrowed from Amharic አጋ (ʾäga).

Proper noun

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Aga (plural Agas)

  1. A surname.
Statistics
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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Aga is the 39004th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 565 individuals. Aga is most common among White (53.27%), Asian/Pacific Islander (20.0%) and Black/African American (12.57%) individuals.

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Anagrams

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Indonesian

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Etymology 1

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From Ottoman Turkish آغا (aghā, agha) (Turkish ağa), from Proto-Turkic *āka (elder (brother)).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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Aga (first-person possessive Agaku, second-person possessive Agamu, third-person possessive Aganya)

  1. An honorific for high officials used in Turkey, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and certain Muslim countries.

Etymology 2

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From Balinese ᬳᬕ, from Proto-Austronesian *ága (early, punctual). Compare to Tagalog ága (earliness).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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Aga (first-person possessive Agaku, second-person possessive Agamu, third-person possessive Aganya)

  1. natives of the island of Bali.

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Latin

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Aga f sg (genitive Agae); first declension

  1. A mountain in Armenia, mentioned by Pliny

Declension

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First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Aga
Genitive Agae
Dative Agae
Accusative Agam
Ablative Agā
Vocative Aga

References

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  • Aga in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɡa
  • Syllabification: A‧ga
  • Homophone: aga

Etymology 1

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Clipping of Agata + -a.

Proper noun

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Aga f

  1. a diminutive of the female given name Agata

Etymology 2

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Clipping of Agnieszka + -a.

Proper noun

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Aga f

  1. a diminutive of the female given name Agnieszka
Declension
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Further reading

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  • Aga in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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From agă.

Proper noun

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Aga m (genitive/dative lui Aga)

  1. a surname originating as an occupation

Sranan Tongo

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch (Den) Haag.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Aga

  1. The Hague (a city, the administrative capital of the Netherlands)

Descendants

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  • Dutch: Agga