agama

See also: Agama

English

An agama

Etymology

From Sranan Tongo agama (“lizard”), from a Gbe language; compare Ewe agama (“chameleon”).

Noun

agama (plural agamas)

1. Any of the various small, long-tailed lizards of the subfamily Agaminae of family Agamidae, especially in genera Acanthocercus, Agama, Dendragama, Laudakia, Phrynocephalus, Trapelus and Xenagama.

Related terms

• agamid

Translations

lizard of the subfamily Agaminae

• Finnish: agama (fi)

• Portuguese: agama m

See also

• Agama on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• AAMGA

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Ewe

Noun

agama

1. chameleon

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Finnish

Noun

agama

1. agama

Declension

Inflection of agama (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		agama	agamat
genitive		agaman	agamien
partitive		agamaa	agamia
illative		agamaan	agamiin
		singular	plural
nominative		agama	agamat
accusative	nom.	agama	agamat
	gen.	agaman
genitive		agaman	agamien agamainrare
partitive		agamaa	agamia
inessive		agamassa	agamissa
elative		agamasta	agamista
illative		agamaan	agamiin
adessive		agamalla	agamilla
ablative		agamalta	agamilta
allative		agamalle	agamille
essive		agamana	agamina
translative		agamaksi	agamiksi
instructive		—	agamin
abessive		agamatta	agamitta
comitative		—	agamineen

Possessive forms of agama (type koira)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	agamani	agamamme
2nd person	agamasi	agamanne
3rd person	agamansa

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Ido

Adjective

agama

1. agamic

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay agama, from Sanskrit आगम (āgama, “a traditional doctrine or precept”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaɡa.ma]
• Hyphenation: aga‧ma

Noun

agama (plural, first-person possessive agamaku, second-person possessive agamamu, third-person possessive agamanya)

1. religion (system of beliefs dealing with soul, deity and/or life after death)

Usage notes

• agama Buddha (“Buddhism”)
• agama Hindu (“Hinduism”)
• agama Islam (“Islam”)
• agama Katolik (“Catholicism”)
• agama Kong Hu Cu (“Confucianism”)
• agama Kristen (“Christianity”)

Synonyms

• din
• kepercayaan

Derived terms

• beragama
• keagamaan
• keberagamaan
• mengagamakan
• seagama

Further reading

• “agama” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Italian

Etymology

From New Latin Agama, from Sranan Tongo agama (“lizard”), from a Gbe language; compare Ewe agama (“chameleon”).

Noun

agama m (invariable)

1. agama

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Latin

Adjective

agama

1. inflection of agamus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

agamā

1. ablative feminine singular of agamus

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Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit आगम (āgama, “a traditional doctrine or precept”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /aɡamə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /aɡama/
• Rhymes: -amə, -mə, -ə

Noun

agama (Jawi spelling اݢام‎, plural agama-agama, informal 1st possessive agamaku, impolite 2nd possessive agamamu, 3rd possessive agamanya)

1. religion (system of beliefs dealing with soul, deity and/or life after death)

Usage notes

• agama Buddha (“Buddhism”)
• agama Hindu (“Hinduism”)
• agama Islam (“Islam”)
• agama Katolik (“Catholicism”)
• agama Kristian (“Christianity”)

Synonyms

• anutan
• din
• kepercayaan

Derived terms

• beragama
• keagamaan

Descendants

• Indonesian: agama

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Maranao

Etymology

From Sanskrit आगम (āgama).

Noun

agama

1. religion

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Portuguese

Noun

agama m (plural agamas)

1. agama (lizard of the subfamily Agaminae)

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Wauja

Male marsh deer showing characteristic forked antlers, 2013. Both sexes also have dark legs and muzzle. Photo: Jonathan Wilkins.

Female marsh deer, Esteros del Iberá wetlands, Argentina, 2014. Photo: Leonel Baldoni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɰa.ma/

Noun

agama

1. marsh deer, Blastocerus dichotomus

References

• E. Ireland field notes, confirmed with Piitsa, Muri, and other elders (all experienced hunters) in 1982 using José Cândido de Melo Carvalho's Atlas da Fauna Brasileira, Edições Melhoramentos, São Paulo, 1981.