Aga
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
Aga (plural Agas)
- Alternative letter-case form of AGA (an AGA cooker).
- 2023 September 23, Tim Hayward, “Not so easy does it”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 19:
- Le Creuset pots were expensive, including at David's shop, and you had to strengthen the floor to install a bloody Aga.
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun edit
Aga
- A river in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia.
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Etymology 3 edit
Various origins:
- Borrowed from Norwegian Aga, a habitational surname of uncertain derivation.
- Borrowed from Turkish Ağa, an occupational surname from ağa (“lord; chief, boss”).
- Borrowed from Amharic አጋ (ʾäga).
Proper noun edit
Aga (plural Agas)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Aga is the 39004th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 565 individuals. Aga is most common among White (53.27%), Asian/Pacific Islander (20.0%) and Black/African American (12.57%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Aga”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 11.
Anagrams edit
Indonesian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Ottoman Turkish آغا (aghā, agha) (Turkish ağa), from Proto-Turkic *āka (“elder (brother)”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Aga (first-person possessive Agaku, second-person possessive Agamu, third-person possessive Aganya)
- An honorific for high officials used in Turkey, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and certain Muslim countries.
Etymology 2 edit
From Balinese ᬳᬕ, from Proto-Austronesian *ága (“early, punctual”). Compare to Tagalog ága (“earliness”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Aga (first-person possessive Agaku, second-person possessive Agamu, third-person possessive Aganya)
- natives of the island of Bali.
Further reading edit
- “Aga” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Latin edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Aga f sg (genitive Agae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Aga |
Genitive | Agae |
Dative | Agae |
Accusative | Agam |
Ablative | Agā |
Vocative | Aga |
References edit
- Aga in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Proper noun edit
Aga f
- a diminutive of the female given name Agata
Etymology 2 edit
Proper noun edit
Aga f
- a diminutive of the female given name Agnieszka
Declension edit
Further reading edit
- Aga in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
From agă.
Proper noun edit
Aga m (genitive/dative lui Aga)
- a surname originating as an occupation
Sranan Tongo edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Dutch (Den) Haag.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Aga
- The Hague (a city, the administrative capital of the Netherlands)
Descendants edit
- → Dutch: Agga