अगाऊ
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀤𑁄 (aggādo),[1] ablative singular of 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕 (agga, “beginning, top”), from Sanskrit अग्र (ágra). Related to आगे (āge, “before”). Cognate with Punjabi ਅਗਾਊਂ (agāū̃) / اگاؤں, Gujarati અગાઉ (agāu), Marathi आगाऊ (āgāū).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ə.ɡɑː.uː/, [ɐ.ɡäː.uː]
Noun
अगाऊ • (agāū) m (Urdu spelling اگاؤ)
- an advance (payment given beforehand)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | अगाऊ agāū |
अगाऊ agāū |
| oblique | अगाऊ agāū |
अगाउओं agāuõ |
| vocative | अगाऊ agāū |
अगाउओ agāuo |
Adjective
अगाऊ • (agāū) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling اگاؤ)
- advance (offered or given beforehand)
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ágra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अगाऊ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press