ağ

Meaning

1. A mesh of string, cord or rope.
2. The silken structure which a spider builds using silk secreted from the spinnerets at the caudal tip of its abdomen; a spiderweb.
3. (figuratively) A trap.
4. A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them.
5. A mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
6. A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɑː/

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *āg (“net”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰍 (ǧ /⁠ag⁠/).