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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

agma

/ˈæɡ.mə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
ag-ma
IPA
/ˈæɡ.mə/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

noun

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

Countable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

agmas (plural)

Derived Forms

engma

Synonyms

eng engma

Rhymes With

magma syntagma tagma

Questions

How do you pronounce agma?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæɡ.mə/.
What does agma mean?
The velar nasal consonant found in such words as song or wink.
Where does agma come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce agma

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “agma”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈæɡ.mə/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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  4. Repeat and practice — Say “agma” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.