Agra

Agra

See also: agra, ágra, aġra, agrā, Agrą, and Âgrâ

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani आगरा (āgrā) / آگرا (āgrā), ultimately from Sanskrit अग्रेवण (agrevaṇa, forest border), from अग्र (agra, border, in front of) + वन (vana, forest).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Agra

  1. A large city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India.

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Italian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡra/
  • Rhymes: -aɡra
  • Hyphenation: À‧gra

Proper noun

Agra f

  1. a comune of Varese, Lombardy, Italy

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in early 20th century. From agrs (early).

Proper noun

Agra f

  1. a female given name

References

  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • [1] Population Register of Latvia: Agra was the only given name of 345 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अग्रेवण (agrevaṇa), from अग्र (agra) + वन (vana).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡra/
  • Rhymes: -aɡra
  • Syllabification: A‧gra

Proper noun

Agra f

  1. Agra (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • agryjski

Further reading

  • Agra”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[2] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Sanskrit अग्रेवण (agrevaṇa, forest border), from अग्र (agra, border, in front of) + वन (vana, forest).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡɾɐ/ [ˈa.ɣɾɐ]

  • Rhymes: -aɡɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: A‧gra

Proper noun

Agra f

  1. Agra (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)

Spanish

Etymology

From Sanskrit अग्रेवण (agrevaṇa, forest border), from अग्र (agra, border, in front of) + वन (vana, forest).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɡɾa/ [ˈa.ɣ̞ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -aɡɾa
  • Syllabification: A‧gra

Proper noun

Agra f

  1. Agra (a city in India)