Jaga

See also: jaga and jagā

English

Etymology 1

Noun

Jaga (plural Jagas or Jaga)

1. A member of a Hindu caste-based group of people who were traditionally genealogists.
2. A member of a Muslim community in Uttar Pradesh, India, converts from the Hindu Jaga Bhatt caste.

Etymology 2

Noun

Jaga (plural Jagas or Jaga)

1. (historical) A member of any of various unrelated tribes of African warriors who attacked the Portuguese around the kingdom of Kongo.

Polish

Pronunciation

• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Przemyśl) IPA^(key): [ˈja.ɡa]

Proper noun

Jaga f

1. (Przemyśl) Alternative form of Aga

Further reading

• Aleksander Saloni (1899) “Jaga”, in “Lud wiejski w okolicy Przeworska”, in M. Arct, E. Lubowski, editors, Wisła : miesięcznik gieograficzno-etnograficzny (in Polish), volume 13, Warsaw: Artur Gruszecki, page 239