আগা

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian آغا (āğā), from a Turkic term āɣa, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *āka (“elder male; elder brother”). Doublet of অক্কা (okka). Cognate with Turkish ağa.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /aɡa/, [ˈaɡaˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /aɡa/, [ˈaɡaˑ]

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Noun

আগা • (aga)

1. sir, gentleman, lord

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “আগা” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “আগা” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh