आगाऊ

Marathi

Alternative forms
  • आगाव (āgāv) (colloquial)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘀𑘑𑘰𑘪 (aghāva), 𑘁𑘑𑘰𑘌 (āghāo), 𑘁𑘑𑘰𑘪 (āghāva), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀑 (aggāo)[1], ablative singular of 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕 (agga, “beginning, top”), from Sanskrit अग्र (ágra). Cognate with Gujarati અગાઉ (agāu), Hindi अगाऊ (agāū), Punjabi ਅਗਾਊਂ (agāū̃) / اگاؤں‎ (agā'oṉ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.ɡau/, [a.ɡauː]

Adjective

आगाऊ • (āgāū)

  1. advance
  2. (colloquial, of a person) forward, abrasive
    Synonym: जादा (jādā)

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

Further reading
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “आगाऊ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “अगाऊ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “अगाऊ”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
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