Aga
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]Aga (plural Agas)
- 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
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
[edit]Aga
- A river in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia.
Related terms
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[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]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
[edit]Aga (plural Agas)
- A surname.
Statistics
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Aga”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 11.
Anagrams
[edit]Indonesian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Ottoman Turkish آغا (aghā, agha) (Turkish ağa), from Proto-Turkic *āka (“elder (brother)”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Aga (first-person possessive Agaku, second-person possessive Agamu, third-person possessive Aganya)
- An honorific for high officials used in Turkey, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and certain Muslim countries.
Etymology 2
[edit]From Balinese ᬳᬕ, from Proto-Austronesian *ága (“early, punctual”). Compare to Tagalog ága (“earliness”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Aga (first-person possessive Agaku, second-person possessive Agamu, third-person possessive Aganya)
- natives of the island of Bali.
Further reading
[edit]- “Aga” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡa/, [ˈäɡä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡa/, [ˈäːɡä]
Proper noun
[edit]Aga f sg (genitive Agae); first declension
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Aga |
Genitive | Agae |
Dative | Agae |
Accusative | Agam |
Ablative | Agā |
Vocative | Aga |
References
[edit]- Aga in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Polish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Aga f
- a diminutive of the female given name Agata
Etymology 2
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Aga f
- a diminutive of the female given name Agnieszka
Declension
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Aga in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From agă.
Proper noun
[edit]Aga m (genitive/dative lui Aga)
- a surname originating as an occupation
Sranan Tongo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Dutch (Den) Haag.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Aga
- The Hague (a city, the administrative capital of the Netherlands)
Descendants
[edit]- → Dutch: Agga
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- en:Rivers in Russia
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- la:Mountains
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- srn:The Hague
- srn:Cities in the Netherlands
- srn:National capitals
- srn:Places in the Netherlands