अग्रतस्

Sanskrit

Etymology

अग्र (agra) +‎ तस् (tas).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐɡ.ɾɐ́.tɐs/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɐɡ.ɾɐ.t̪ɐs̪/

Adverb

अग्रतस् • (agratás)

1. in front, forward; at the head; in the beginning, first of all

Descendants

• Pali: aggatō
• Prakrit: 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀑 (aggao)
  • Hindustani: āgu
    • Hindi: आगु
    • Urdu: آگُ
  • Maithili: आगु (āgʉ)
  • Nepali: आघुँ (āghũ)
  • Odia: ଆଗୁଁ (agũ)
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਅੱਗੋਂ

    Shahmukhi script: اَگّوں

References

• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “अग्रतस्”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “agratas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press