English Explanatory Dictionary

agma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈæɡ.mə/

Word forms

agma agmas

Etymology

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

Synonyms

eng engma
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