अगाऊ

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀤𑁄 (aggādo)[1], ablative singular of 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕 (agga, “beginning, top”), from Sanskrit अग्र (ágra). Related to आगे (āge, “before”). Cognate with Punjabi ਅਗਾਊਂ (agāū̃) / اگاؤں‎ (agā'oṉ), Gujarati અગાઉ (agāu), Marathi आगाऊ (āgāū).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ə.ɡɑː.uː/, [ə.ɡäː.uː]

Noun

अगाऊ • (agāū) m (Urdu spelling اگاؤ‎)

  1. an advance (payment given beforehand)

Declension
Declension of अगाऊ (masc ind ū-stem)
singular plural
direct अगाऊ
agāū		 अगाऊ
agāū
oblique अगाऊ
agāū		 अगाउओं
agāuõ
vocative अगाऊ
agāū		 अगाउओ
agāuo

Adjective

अगाऊ • (agāū) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling اگاؤ‎)

  1. advance (offered or given beforehand)

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ágra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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