अगाऊ

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀤𑁄 (aggādo), 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

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.ɡɑː.uː/, [ɐ.ɡäː.uː]

Noun

अगाऊ • (agāū) m (Urdu spelling اگاؤ)

1. an advance (payment given beforehand)

Declension

Declension of अगाऊ (masc ind ū-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अगाऊ agāū	अगाऊ agāū
oblique	अगाऊ agāū	अगाउओं agāuõ
vocative	अगाऊ agāū	अगाउओ agāuo

Adjective

अगाऊ • (agāū) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling اگاؤ)

1. advance (offered or given beforehand)

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अगाऊ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press