Agra
name, noun
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Dear, darling (as a term of endearment). Ireland, uncountable
"Kathleen, agra, […] bring me a glass of sperrits, will you?"
Proper Noun
- 1 A large city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Example
More examples"The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum located in Agra, India."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Irish a (vocative particle) + lenited form of grá (“love”).
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit अग्रेवण (agrevaṇa, “forest border”), from अग्र (agra, “border, in front of”) + वन (vana, “forest”).
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