agama
See also: Agama
English

An agama
Etymology
From Sranan Tongo agama (“lizard”), from a Gbe language; compare Ewe agama (“chameleon”).
Noun
agama (plural agamas)
- Any of the various small, long-tailed lizards of the subfamily Agaminae of family Agamidae, especially in genera Acanthocercus, Agama, Dendragama, Laudakia, Phrynocephalus, Trapelus and Xenagama.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
lizard of the subfamily Agaminae
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Anagrams
Balinese
Ewe
Finnish
Etymology
From Sranan Tongo agama.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑɡɑmɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ɡɑ̝mɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑɡɑmɑ
- Syllabification(key): a‧ga‧ma
Declension
Inflection of agama (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | agama | agamat | ||
genitive | agaman | agamien | ||
partitive | agamaa | agamia | ||
illative | agamaan | agamiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | agama | agamat | ||
accusative | nom. | agama | agamat | |
gen. | agaman | |||
genitive | agaman | agamien agamainrare | ||
partitive | agamaa | agamia | ||
inessive | agamassa | agamissa | ||
elative | agamasta | agamista | ||
illative | agamaan | agamiin | ||
adessive | agamalla | agamilla | ||
ablative | agamalta | agamilta | ||
allative | agamalle | agamille | ||
essive | agamana | agamina | ||
translative | agamaksi | agamiksi | ||
abessive | agamatta | agamitta | ||
instructive | — | agamin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay agama, ugama, from Classical Malay اڬام (“agama”), أڬام (“ugama”), from Sanskrit आगम (āgama, “a traditional doctrine or precept”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈaɡa.ma]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: aga‧ma
Noun
agama (first-person possessive agamaku, second-person possessive agamamu, third-person possessive agamanya)
- religion (system of beliefs dealing with soul, deity and/or life after death)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- agama abrahamik
- agama budaya
- agama impor
- agama langit
- agama pendatang
- agama rahmat
- agama samawi
- agama timur
- agama wadi
- agama Buddha (“Buddhism”)
- agama Hindu (“Hinduism”)
- agama Islam (“Islam”)
- agama Katolik (“Catholicism”)
- agama Kong Hu Cu (“Confucianism”)
- agama Kristen (“Christianity”)
Further reading
- “agama” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Javanese
Latin
Adjective
agama
- inflection of agamus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Maguindanao
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay agama, from Sanskrit आगम (āgama, “a traditional doctrine or precept”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaɡama/, [ˈa.ɡa.ma]
Derived terms
- peragama
- agama Mesehi
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit आगम (āgama, “a traditional doctrine or precept”).
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /aɡamə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /aɡama/
- Rhymes: -amə, -mə, -ə
- Rhymes: -a
Noun
agama (Jawi spelling اݢام, plural agama-agama, informal 1st possessive agamaku, 2nd possessive agamamu, 3rd possessive agamanya)
- religion (system of beliefs dealing with soul, deity and/or life after death)
Usage notes
- agama Buddha (“Buddhism”)
- agama Hindu (“Hinduism”)
- agama Islam (“Islam”)
- agama Katolik (“Catholicism”)
- agama Kristian (“Christianity”)
- agama Sikh (“Sikhism”)
- agama Yahudi (“Judaism”)
- penunggang agama (religious rider, hypocrite)
- tunggang agama (to ride one's religion, to use religion for wrong or extreme ends)
Synonyms
- anutan
- din
- kepercayaan
Derived terms
- beragama
- keagamaan
Descendants
- Indonesian: agama
Further reading
- “agama” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈɡɐ̃.mɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈɡɐ.ma/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈɡɐ.mɐ/ [ɐˈɣɐ.mɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈɡa.mɐ/ [ɐˈɣa.mɐ]
Sranan Tongo
Wauja

Agama.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈɰa.ma/
References
- E. Ireland field notes, confirmed with Piitsa, Muri, and other elders (all experienced hunters) in 1982 using José Cândido de Melo Carvalho's Atlas da Fauna Brasileira, Edições Melhoramentos, São Paulo, 1981.
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