আগা

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian آغا (āġā), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *āka (“elder male; elder brother”). Doublet of অক্কা (okka).

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

  • “আগা”, in Accessible Dictionary [Bengali-English], Bangladesh: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), 2018.
  • “আগা”, in Accessible Dictionary [Bengali-Bengali], Bangladesh: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), 2018.
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