अगाऊ
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
अगाऊ • (agāū) m (Urdu spelling اگاؤ)
- an advance (payment given beforehand)
Declension edit
Declension of अगाऊ (masc ind ū-stem)
Adjective edit
अगाऊ • (agāū) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling اگاؤ)
- advance (offered or given beforehand)
References edit
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ágra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अगाऊ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press