agma
English edit
Etymology edit
From Late Ancient Greek ἆγμα (âgma, “fragment, fracture”),[1][2][3][4] from ἄγνῡμῐ (ágnūmi) + -μᾰ (-ma).
Noun edit
agma (countable and uncountable, plural agmas)
- (uncountable) The nasalized velar consonant found in such words as song or wink.
- (countable) The symbol ŋ, used to represent that nasal velar consonant in IPA; eng.
References edit
- ^ “agma”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- ^ “agma”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ^ “agma”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- ^ “agma”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.