Aga

English

Etymology 1

Noun

Aga (plural Agas)Category:English lemmas#AGACategory:English nouns#AGACategory:English countable nouns#AGACategory:English palindromes#AGACategory:English entries with incorrect language header#AGACategory:Pages with entries#AGACategory:Pages with 6 entries#AGA

  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.
      Category:English terms with quotations#AGA

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in English entries#AGA

Proper noun

Russian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ru

AgaCategory:English lemmas#AGACategory:English proper nouns#AGACategory:English uncountable nouns#AGACategory:English palindromes#AGACategory:English entries with incorrect language header#AGACategory:Pages with entries#AGACategory:Pages with 6 entries#AGA

  1. A river in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia.
Translations

Etymology 3

Various origins:

Proper noun

Aga (plural Agas)Category:English lemmas#AGACategory:English proper nouns#AGACategory:English countable nouns#AGACategory:English palindromes#AGACategory:English entries with incorrect language header#AGACategory:Pages with entries#AGACategory:Pages with 6 entries#AGA

  1. A surnameCategory:English surnames#AGA.
Statistics
  • 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.

Further reading

Anagrams

Category:en:Rivers in Russia#AGA Category:English surnames from Norwegian#AGACategory:English surnames from Turkish#AGACategory:English surnames from Amharic#AGA

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Ottoman TurkishCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Ottoman Turkish#AGA آغا (aghā, agha) (Turkish ağa), from Proto-TurkicCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Turkic#AGA *āka (“elder (brother)”).

Pronunciation

Noun

Aga (plural Aga-Aga)Category:Indonesian lemmas#AGACategory:Indonesian nouns#AGACategory:Indonesian palindromes#AGACategory:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#AGACategory:Pages with entries#AGACategory:Pages with 6 entries#AGA

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

Etymology 2

From BalineseCategory:Indonesian terms borrowed from Balinese#AGACategory:Indonesian terms derived from Balinese#AGA ᬳᬕ, from Proto-AustronesianCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#AGA *ága (“early, punctual”). Compare to Tagalog aga (“earliness”).

Pronunciation

Noun

Aga (plural Aga-Aga)Category:Indonesian lemmas#AGACategory:Indonesian nouns#AGACategory:Indonesian palindromes#AGACategory:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#AGACategory:Pages with entries#AGACategory:Pages with 6 entries#AGA

  1. natives of the island of Bali

Further reading

Latin

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Latin entries#AGA

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Aga f sg (genitive Agae)Category:Latin lemmas#AGACategory:Latin proper nouns#AGACategory:Latin first declension nouns#AGACategory:Latin feminine nouns in the first declension#AGACategory:Latin palindromes#AGACategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#AGACategory:Latin feminine nouns#AGACategory:Pages with entries#AGACategory:Pages with 6 entries#AGA; first declension

  1. a mountain in Armenia, mentioned by PlinyCategory:la:Mountains#AGA

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

References

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

Polish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Clipping of AgataCategory:Polish clippings#AGA + -aCategory:Polish terms suffixed with -a#AGA.

Proper noun

Aga fCategory:Polish lemmas#AGACategory:Polish proper nouns#AGACategory:Polish palindromes#AGACategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#AGACategory:Polish feminine nouns#AGACategory:Pages with entries#AGACategory:Pages with 6 entries#AGA

  1. a diminutive of the female given name AgataCategory:Polish given names#AGACategory:Polish female given names#AGACategory:Polish diminutives of female given names#AGA
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Clipping of AgnieszkaCategory:Polish clippings#AGA + -aCategory:Polish terms suffixed with -a#AGA.

Proper noun

Aga fCategory:Polish lemmas#AGACategory:Polish proper nouns#AGACategory:Polish palindromes#AGACategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#AGACategory:Polish feminine nouns#AGACategory:Pages with entries#AGACategory:Pages with 6 entries#AGA

  1. a diminutive of the female given name AgnieszkaCategory:Polish given names#AGACategory:Polish female given names#AGACategory:Polish diminutives of female given names#AGA
Declension

Further reading

  • Aga in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From agă.

Proper noun

Aga m (genitive/dative lui Aga)Category:Romanian lemmas#AGACategory:Romanian proper nouns#AGACategory:Romanian palindromes#AGACategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#AGACategory:Romanian masculine nouns#AGACategory:Pages with entries#AGACategory:Pages with 6 entries#AGA

  1. a surname originating as an occupationCategory:Romanian surnames#AGACategory:Romanian surnames from occupations#AGA

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from DutchCategory:Sranan Tongo terms borrowed from Dutch#AGACategory:Sranan Tongo terms derived from Dutch#AGA (Den) Haag.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

AgaCategory:Sranan Tongo lemmas#AGACategory:Sranan Tongo proper nouns#AGACategory:Sranan Tongo palindromes#AGACategory:Sranan Tongo entries with incorrect language header#AGACategory:Pages with entries#AGACategory:Pages with 6 entries#AGA

  1. The Hague (a city, the administrative capital of the Netherlands)Category:srn:The Hague#AGACategory:srn:Cities in the Netherlands#AGACategory:srn:Cities in the Netherlands#AGACategory:srn:National capitals#AGACategory:srn:Places in the Netherlands#AGA

Descendants

Category:English countable nouns Category:English lemmas Category:English nouns Category:English palindromes Category:English proper nouns Category:English surnames Category:English surnames from Amharic Category:English surnames from Norwegian Category:English surnames from Turkish Category:English terms borrowed from Amharic Category:English terms borrowed from Norwegian Category:English terms borrowed from Turkish Category:English terms derived from Amharic Category:English terms derived from Norwegian Category:English terms derived from Turkish Category:English terms with quotations Category:English uncountable nouns Category:Entries with translation boxes Category:Indonesian 2-syllable words Category:Indonesian lemmas Category:Indonesian nouns Category:Indonesian palindromes Category:Indonesian terms borrowed from Balinese Category:Indonesian terms derived from Balinese Category:Indonesian terms derived from Ottoman Turkish Category:Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Austronesian Category:Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Turkic Category:Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Latin 2-syllable words Category:Latin feminine nouns Category:Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Category:Latin first declension nouns Category:Latin lemmas Category:Latin palindromes Category:Latin proper nouns Category:Latin terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Pages with 6 entries Category:Pages with entries Category:Polish 2-syllable words Category:Polish clippings Category:Polish diminutives of female given names Category:Polish female given names Category:Polish feminine nouns Category:Polish given names Category:Polish lemmas Category:Polish links with manual fragments Category:Polish links with redundant alt parameters Category:Polish links with redundant wikilinks Category:Polish palindromes Category:Polish proper nouns Category:Polish terms suffixed with -a Category:Polish terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Polish terms with audio pronunciation Category:Polish terms with homophones Category:Requests for etymologies in English entries Category:Requests for etymologies in Latin entries Category:Rhymes:Polish/aɡa Category:Rhymes:Polish/aɡa/2 syllables Category:Romanian lemmas Category:Romanian masculine nouns Category:Romanian palindromes Category:Romanian proper nouns Category:Romanian surnames Category:Romanian surnames from occupations Category:Sranan Tongo lemmas Category:Sranan Tongo palindromes Category:Sranan Tongo proper nouns Category:Sranan Tongo terms borrowed from Dutch Category:Sranan Tongo terms derived from Dutch Category:Sranan Tongo terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Terms with Armenian translations Category:Terms with Russian translations Category:en:Rivers in Russia Category:la:Mountains Category:srn:Cities in the Netherlands Category:srn:National capitals Category:srn:Places in the Netherlands Category:srn:The Hague