আগা

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (āğā), from a Turkic term āɣa, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *āka (“elder male; elder brother”). Doublet of অক্কা (okka). Cognate with Turkish ağa.

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /aɡa/, [ˈaɡaˑ]
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(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /aɡa/, [ˈaɡaˑ]
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Noun

আগা • (aga)

sir, gentleman, lord

References

Accessible Dictionary, “আগা” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
Accessible Dictionary, “আগা” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh

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