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अगाऊ

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀤𑁄 (aggādo),[1] ablative singular of 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕 (agga, “beginning, top”), from Sanskrit अग्र (ágra). Related to आगे (āge, “before”). Cognate with Punjabi ਅਗਾਊਂ (agāū̃) / اگاؤں, Gujarati અગાઉ (agāu), Marathi आगाऊ (āgāū).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ə.ɡɑː.uː/, [ɐ.ɡäː.uː]

Noun

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अगाऊ • (agāū) m (Urdu spelling اگاؤ)

  1. an advance (payment given beforehand)

Declension

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Declension of अगाऊ (masc ind ū-stem)
singular plural
direct अगाऊ
agāū 		अगाऊ
agāū
oblique अगाऊ
agāū 		अगाउओं
agāuõ
vocative अगाऊ
agāū 		अगाउओ
agāuo

Adjective

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अगाऊ • (agāū) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling اگاؤ)

  1. advance (offered or given beforehand)

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ágra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading

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