agma

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/ˈæɡ.mə/

noun

The velar nasal consonant found in such words as song or wink.

Similar
engengma
OriginAncient Greek ἆγμα →
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Meanings

nounagma (countable and uncountable, plural agmas)

plural agmas

  1. uncountableThe velar nasal consonant found in such words as song or wink.
  2. countableThe symbol ŋ, used to represent that nasal velar consonant in IPA.

    Synonyms: eng, engma

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe symbol ŋ, used to represent that nasal velar consonant in IPA.

Similar
engengma
Also see
engengma

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἆγμα“fragment, fracture”
  2. Englishagma

From Late Ancient Greek ἆγμα (âgma, “fragment, fracture”), from ἄγνῡμῐ (ágnūmĭ) + -μᾰ (-mă).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with agma

magmasyntagmatagma
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Anagrams

gamamagaAmga
Cite this entry
APA

agma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agma

MLA

“agma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agma. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agma,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agma.

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