"Aga" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Aga
  1. A river in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. Categories (place): Rivers in Russia Related terms: Aginskoye Translations (river in Zabaykalsky Krai): Ագա (Aga) (Armenian), Ага́ (Agá) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Aga-en-name-IZEK9kUu Disambiguation of Rivers in Russia: 71 12 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 4 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 43 7 14 14 6 8 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 4 16 10 7 5 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Forms: Agas [plural]
Etymology: Various origins: * Borrowed from Norwegian Aga, a habitational surname of uncertain derivation. * Borrowed from Turkish Ağa, an occupational surname from ağa (“lord; chief, boss”). * Borrowed from Amharic አጋ (ʾäga). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|no|Aga}} Norwegian Aga, {{bor|en|tr|Ağa}} Turkish Ağa, {{bor|en|am|አጋ}} Amharic አጋ (ʾäga) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Aga (plural Agas)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Aga-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Forms: Agas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Aga (plural Agas)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of AGA (an AGA cooker). Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: AGA (extra: an AGA cooker)
    Sense id: en-Aga-en-noun-J7Ywv6ym
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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