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)

1. 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

• frilled agama
• ground agama
• toad agama
• toadhead agama
• toad-headed agama

Related terms

• agamid

Translations

lizard of the family Agamidae

• Afrikaans: koggelmander (af)
• Arabic: عَضْرَفُوط m (ʕaḍrafūṭ), أُمّ حُبَيْن f (ʔumm ḥubayn)
• Dutch: agame (nl) f
• Finnish: agama (fi)
• German: Agame f
• Italian: agama (it) f
• Japanese: アガマ (agama)
• Polish: agama (pl) f
• Portuguese: agama m
• Russian: ага́ма (ru) f (agáma)

See also

• Agama on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• AAMGA

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese āgama, from Sanskrit आगम (āgama, “a traditional doctrine or precept”).

Noun

agama (Balinese script ᬆᬕᬫ)

1. religion (system of beliefs dealing with soul, deity and/or life after death)
2. customs
3. law

Further reading

• “agama”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Ewe

Alternative forms

• agamã

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.ɡà.mà/

Noun

àgàmà (definite singular àgàmà lá or àgàmàà, plural àgàmàwó, definite plural àgàmààwó)

1. chameleon

   Synonym: litsa

Derived terms

• agamagbalẽ, agamãgbalẽ (“chameleon skin”)

Descendants

• Sranan Tongo: agama (likely)
  • → English: agama

References

• Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905), “agama”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎^[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 157
• Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906), “agama”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎^[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 37
• Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N.; Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017), “agama”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 13

Finnish

Etymology

From Sranan Tongo agama.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑɡɑmɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ɡɑ̝mɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑɡɑmɑ
• Syllabification^(key): a‧ga‧ma
• Hyphenation^(key): aga‧ma

Noun

agama

1. agama

Declension

Inflection of agama (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
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 agamain rare
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.

Possessive forms of agama (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative agamani agamani accusative nom. agamani agamani gen. agamani genitive agamani agamieni agamaini rare partitive agamaani agamiani inessive agamassani agamissani elative agamastani agamistani illative agamaani agamiini adessive agamallani agamillani ablative agamaltani agamiltani allative agamalleni agamilleni essive agamanani agaminani translative agamakseni agamikseni abessive agamattani agamittani instructive — — comitative — agamineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative agamasi agamasi accusative nom. agamasi agamasi gen. agamasi genitive agamasi agamiesi agamaisi rare partitive agamaasi agamiasi inessive agamassasi agamissasi elative agamastasi agamistasi illative agamaasi agamiisi adessive agamallasi agamillasi ablative agamaltasi agamiltasi allative agamallesi agamillesi essive agamanasi agaminasi translative agamaksesi agamiksesi abessive agamattasi agamittasi instructive — — comitative — agaminesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative agamamme agamamme accusative nom. agamamme agamamme gen. agamamme genitive agamamme agamiemme agamaimme rare partitive agamaamme agamiamme inessive agamassamme agamissamme elative agamastamme agamistamme illative agamaamme agamiimme adessive agamallamme agamillamme ablative agamaltamme agamiltamme allative agamallemme agamillemme essive agamanamme agaminamme translative agamaksemme agamiksemme abessive agamattamme agamittamme instructive — — comitative — agaminemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative agamanne agamanne accusative nom. agamanne agamanne gen. agamanne genitive agamanne agamienne agamainne rare partitive agamaanne agamianne inessive agamassanne agamissanne elative agamastanne agamistanne illative agamaanne agamiinne adessive agamallanne agamillanne ablative agamaltanne agamiltanne allative agamallenne agamillenne essive agamananne agaminanne translative agamaksenne agamiksenne abessive agamattanne agamittanne instructive — — comitative — agaminenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative agamansa agamansa accusative nom. agamansa agamansa gen. agamansa genitive agamansa agamiensa agamainsa rare partitive agamaansa agamiaan agamiansa inessive agamassaan agamassansa agamissaan agamissansa elative agamastaan agamastansa agamistaan agamistansa illative agamaansa agamiinsa adessive agamallaan agamallansa agamillaan agamillansa ablative agamaltaan agamaltansa agamiltaan agamiltansa allative agamalleen agamallensa agamilleen agamillensa essive agamanaan agamanansa agaminaan agaminansa translative agamakseen agamaksensa agamikseen agamiksensa abessive agamattaan agamattansa agamittaan agamittansa instructive — — comitative — agamineen agaminensa

Derived terms

compounds

• arabiankonnapääagama

Ibanag

Noun

agama

1. crab

Ido

Adjective

agama

1. agamic

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay agama, from Classical Malay اڬام (agama), from Sanskrit आगम (āgama, “a traditional doctrine or precept”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /aˈɡama/ [aˈɡa.ma]

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• Rhymes: -ama
• Syllabification: a‧ga‧ma

Noun

agama (plural agama-agama)

1. religion (system of beliefs dealing with soul, deity and/or life after death)

Derived terms

• agamais
• agamani
• agamawi
• agamis
• awaagama
• beragama
• keagamaan
• keberagamaan
• mengagamakan
• seagama

• 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 [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Italian

Etymology

From New Latin Agama, from Sranan Tongo agama (“lizard”), from a Gbe language; compare Ewe agama (“chameleon”).

Noun

agama f (plural agame)

1. agama

Javanese

Romanization

agama

1. romanization of ꦲꦒꦩ

Latin

Adjective

agama

1. inflection of agamus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

agamā

1. ablative feminine singular of agamus

Maguindanao

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay agama, from Sanskrit आगम (āgama, “a traditional doctrine or precept”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈɡama/ [ʔʌˈɡa.mʌ]
• Rhymes: -ama
• Syllabification: a‧ga‧ma

Noun

agama (Jawi spelling اݢام)

1. religion

Derived terms

• peragama
• agama Mesehi

Makasar

Etymology

From Sanskrit आगम (āgama, “a traditional doctrine or precept”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡama/, [a.ˈɡa.ma]
• Hyphenation: a‧ga‧ma

Noun

agama

1. religion (system of beliefs dealing with soul, deity and/or life after death)

   agama Isilàng, agama Sallang ― Isllamic religion

   agama Sarani, agama Karisteng ― Christian religion

Derived terms

affixations

• aʼagama
• paagama

Further reading

• Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit आगम (āgama, “a traditional doctrine or precept”).

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /aˈɡamə/ [aˈɡa.mə]
  • Rhymes: -amə

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /aˈɡama/ [aˈɡa.ma]
  • Rhymes: -ama
• Hyphenation: a‧ga‧ma

Noun

agama (Jawi spelling اݢام, plural agama-agama or agama²)

1. religion (system of beliefs dealing with soul, deity and/or life after death)

Alternative forms

• ugama (Brunei, Singapore)

Derived terms

• beragama
• keagamaan

• agama Buddha (“Buddhism”)
• agama Hindu (“Hinduism”)
• agama Islam (“Islam”)
• agama Katolik (“Catholicism”)
• agama Kristian (“Christianity”)
• agama Sikh (“Sikhism”)
• agama Yahudi (“Judaism”)

• tunggang agama (“to ride one's religion, to use religion for wrong or extreme ends”)
  • penunggang agama (“religious rider, hypocrite”)

Descendants

• Indonesian: agama
• → Maguindanao: agama
• → Maranao: agama
• → Tausug: agama

Further reading

• "agama" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Maranao

Etymology

From Malay agama, from Sanskrit आगम (āgama).

Noun

agama

1. religion

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈɡɐ̃.mɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈɡɐ̃.mɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈɡɐ.ma/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈɡɐ.mɐ/ [ɐˈɣɐ.mɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈɡɐ.mɐ/ [ɐˈɣɐ.mɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈɡa.mɐ/ [ɐˈɣa.mɐ]

Noun

agama m (plural agamas)

1. agama (lizard of the subfamily Agaminae)

Further reading

• “agama”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Rukai

Noun

agama

1. cooking pot with a ring

Sangir

Noun

agama

1. religion

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From a Gbe language; compare Ewe agama (“chameleon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɡama/, [a̠ɡa̠ma̠], [ɑ̟ɡɑ̟mɑ̟]

Noun

agama

1. any of several small iguana species

Wauja

Agama.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɰa.ma/

Noun

agama

1. marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus)

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.