ага

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Abkhaz

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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а-га (a-ga) (pl)

  1. coast

Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آغا (ağa) (Turkish ağa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɐˈɡa]
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Noun

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ага́ (agám (relational adjective а́гов or а́говски)

  1. (historical) agha, master, patron

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • ага”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • ага”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “ага̀”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 3
  • ага”, in Български тълковен речник [Bulgarian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, page 18

Chechen

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Noun

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ага (agaclass d

  1. crib

Verb

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ага (aga)

  1. to chisel
    Цо тархах шена садаӏаран цӏа аьгна
    Co tarxax šena sadaˀaran cʼa ägna
    He chiseled himself a resting place from rock

Dolgan

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Noun

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ага (aga)

  1. father

Kyrgyz

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Etymology

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Compare to Southern Altai ака (aka), etc.

Noun

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ага (aga)

  1. (elder) brother
  2. uncle
  3. senior

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Macedonian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آغا (ağa) (Turkish ağa).

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Noun

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ага (agam

  1. agha
  2. (archaic) master, patron

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Nanai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tungusic *akin, compare Evenki акин (akin), Even акан (akan), Manchu ᠠᡥᡡᠨ (ahūn).

Noun

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ага (aga)

  1. elder brother

Russian

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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а́га (ágaf anim (genitive а́ги, nominative plural а́ги, genitive plural аг)

  1. cane toad (Bufo marinus, now Rhinella marina)
    Synonym: жа́ба-а́га (žába-ága)
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آغا (ağa), Turkish ağa.

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Noun

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ага́ (agáf anim (genitive аги́, nominative plural аги́, genitive plural аг)

  1. (historical, Turkey, Central Asia) agha, master, patron
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Etymology 3

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Interjection

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ага́ (ahá or agá)

  1. (colloquial) uh-huh (yes)
    Synonyms: да (da), так (tak), угу́ (uhú, ugú)
  2. (colloquial) aha! (upon figuring something out)
  3. (colloquial) ahah (laughter)
    Synonym: ахах (axax)
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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آغا (ağa) (Turkish ağa, aga).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ǎɡa/
  • Hyphenation: а‧га

Noun

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а̀га m (Latin spelling àga)

  1. agha
  2. (dated) master
  3. (dated) patron

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