আগা

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Bengali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

আগা (aga)

  1. sir, gentleman, lord

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