Etymology

agra

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Today it means: Dear, darling (as a term of endearment). Full definition →

First used 18th c.Irish a
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agra · noun1

  1. Irish · derived froma
  2. English todayagra

From Irish a (vocative particle) + lenited form of grá (“love”).

Agra · proper noun2

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromअग्रेवण“forest border”
  2. English todayAgra

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

First known use, by meaning

  • from 18th c. Dear, darling (as a term of endearment).

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