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agge

agga

masc acc pl of agga (adj); nt acc pl of agga (adj); masc loc sg of agga (adj); nt loc sg of agga (adj); …

1. agga (adj): highest; topmost; foremost; supreme; ultimate
2. agga (adj): most; very; extremely; superbly
3. agga (nt): tip; top; peak
4. agga (nt): chief (among); best (of); highest (of); ultimate
5. agga (nt): outcome; conclusion; result
6. agga (nt): hall; room; place; position
7. aggi (masc): fire

Etymology. From Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵ- 'narrow, tight, sharp' (cognate with Sanskrit aṅga 'limb', Greek angkhein 'to strangle, press tight'). The sense evolved from 'sharpened point' to 'peak' to 'summit' to 'highest, supreme'. Related to Latin angustus 'narrow'.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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