agma
agma · agmas
The velar nasal consonant found in such words as song or winkThe velar nasal consonant found in such words as song or wink.
/ˈæɡ.mə/
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The velar nasal consonant found in such words as song or wink.
(countable)The symbol ŋ, used to represent that nasal velar consonant in IPA.
Origin
From Late Ancient Greek ἆγμα (âgma, “fragment, fracture”), from ἄγνῡμῐ (ágnūmĭ) + -μᾰ (-măFrom Late Ancient Greek ἆγμα (âgma, “fragment, fracture”), from ἄγνῡμῐ (ágnūmĭ) + -μᾰ (-mă).
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Forms
plural: agmasSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedengma
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.