агъа

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aga"

Crimean Tatar

Other scripts
Cyrillic агъа
Roman ağa

Noun

агъа (ağa)

  1. Cyrillic spelling of ağa (older brother, uncle)

Kumyk

Etymology

Possibly from Ottoman Turkish آغا (ağa), or directly inherited from its source Proto-Turkic *āka (elder (brother)). Thus cognates with Turkish Turkish ağa.

Noun

агъа • (ağa)

  1. older brother
    Synonym: уллу эр къардаш (ullu er qardaş)
    Hypernym: къардаш (qardaş)
    Meronyms: (younger brother) ини (ini), (younger brother) гиччи эр къардаш (giççi er qardaş)

Declension

Further reading

  • Бамматов Б.Г., editor (2013), “агъа”, in Кумыкско-русский словарь [Kumyk–Russian dictionary], Makhachkala: ИЯЛИ ДНЦ РАН
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