Nepali

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Etymology

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From Khasa Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕 (agga)), from Sanskrit अग्र (agra, top, summit; front). Compare Hindi आगे (āge).

Pronunciation

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Postposition

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अघि (aghi)

  1. in front of, facing
  2. ago

Adverb

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अघि (aghi)

  1. already
  2. before, previously

Further reading

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  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ágra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press