अग्र

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

ᬅᬕ᭄ᬭ (Balinese script)
অগ্ৰ (Assamese script)
অগ্র (Bengali script)
𑰀𑰐𑰿𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀭 (Brahmi script)
𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌰 (Grantha script)
અગ્ર (Gujarati script)
ਅਗੑਰ (Gurmukhi script)
ꦄꦒꦿ (Javanese script)
អគ្រ (Khmer script)
ಅಗ್ರ (Kannada script)
ອຄ຺ຣ (Lao script)
അഗ്ര (Malayalam script)
𑘀𑘐𑘿𑘨 (Modi script)
ᠠᠺᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
ᠠᡤᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
အဂြ (Burmese script)
𑦠𑦰𑧠𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
𑐀𑐐𑑂𑐬 (Newa script)
ଅଗ୍ର (Oriya script)
ꢂꢔ꣄ꢬ (Saurashtra script)
𑆃𑆓𑇀𑆫 (Sharada script)
𑖀𑖐𑖿𑖨 (Siddham script)
අග්ර (Sinhalese script)
అగ్ర (Telugu script)
อคฺร (Thai script)
ཨ་གྲ (Tibetan script)
𑒁𑒑𑓂𑒩 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From अङ्ग् (aṅg).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐɡ.ɾɐ/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɐɡ.ɾɐ/

Adjective

अग्र • (agra)

foremost, anterior, first, prominent, projecting, chief, best
supernumerary

Noun

अग्र • (agra) n

foremost point or part
tip
front
uppermost part, top, summit, surface
point
(figuratively) sharpness
the nearest end, the beginning
the climax or best part
goal, aim
multitude L.
a weight, equal to a pala L.
a measure of food given as alms L.
(astronomy) the sun's amplitude

Derived terms

अग्रज (agraja)

Descendants

Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀅𑀕 (aga /agga/)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕 (agga)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕 (agga)
Pali: agga
- → Burmese: အဂ္ဂ (agga.)
- → Khmer: អគ្គ (ʼakkĕəʼ)
Assamese: আগ (ag)
→ Malay: agar / اݢر‎
- Indonesian: agar
→ Romani: angla
→ Telugu: అగ్రము (agramu)
→ Tocharian B: agrakulike

References

Monier Williams (1899), “अग्र”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 6, column 2.

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