ağa

Meaning

  1. lord, master
  2. chief, boss
  3. landowner

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɑˈɰɑ/
Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish آغا (ağa), from earlier آقا (aqa), from Proto-Turkic *āka (“elder (brother)”). The widespread sense is preserved in ağabey (“elder brother”).

New

  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.

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