# agar
## English
### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈeɪ.ɡə/, /ˈeɪ.ɡɑː/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (US) IPA: /ˈɑˌɡɑɹ/, /ˈæ.ɡɚ/, /ˈeɪˌɡɑɹ/
* Rhymes: (UK) -eɪɡə, (US) -æɡɚ

### Etymology 1

From Malay agar or agar-agar, both meaning jelly.

#### Noun

agar (countable and uncountable, plural agars)
* A gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.
* A culture medium based on this material.
** 2020, Brandon Taylor, Real Life, Daunt Books Originals, page 8:An hour before, he had been in lab, removing from the incubator his boxes of agar plates.

##### Synonyms

* agal-agal, agar-agar, E406 when used as a food additive

##### Derived terms

* agarase
* agarized
* agarofuran
* agarolytic
* agaropectin
* agarophyte
* agarose
* MacConkey agar
* oligoagar
* phytoagar
* trypticase soy agar
* violet red bile agar

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

Probably from Hindi अगर (agar), from Sanskrit अगरु (agaru)

#### Alternative forms

* aggur

#### Noun

agar (countable and uncountable, plural agars)
* agarwood

##### Translations
### See also

* agaric
* Agarum

### References

* agar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* “agar”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
* “agar”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

### Anagrams

* raag, Raga, raga, agra, Agra, Gara

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from Malay agar or agar-agar, both meaning jelly.

### Noun

agar m inan
* agar (material obtained from the marine algae)

#### Declension
## Estonian
### Etymology

Of Finnic origin. Cognates include Finnish häkärä (“eagerness to do something; ardent desire, lust”), Karelian häkärä (“lust, lechery”) and Livonian agār (“lively”). See also Finnish häkärä (“mist, fog”) and Finnish ahkera (“hardworking”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑɡ̊ɑr/, [ˈɑɡ̊ɑr]
* Rhymes: -ɑɡɑr
* Hyphenation: a‧gar

### Adjective

agar (genitive agara, partitive agarat, comparative agaram, superlative kõige agaram)
* eager, willing

#### Derived terms

* agaralt
* agarasti
* agarus

### References

* agar in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
* “agar”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑɡɑr/, [ˈɑ̝ɡɑ̝r]
* Rhymes: -ɑɡɑr
* Hyphenation: agar

### Noun

agar
* Alternative form of agar-agar.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of agar (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
agarini
agarini
accusative
nom.
agarini
agarini
gen.
agarini
genitive
agarini
agarieni
partitive
agariani
agarejani
inessive
agarissani
agareissani
elative
agaristani
agareistani
illative
agariini
agareihini
adessive
agarillani
agareillani
ablative
agariltani
agareiltani
allative
agarilleni
agareilleni
essive
agarinani
agareinani
translative
agarikseni
agareikseni
abessive
agarittani
agareittani
instructive
comitative
—agareineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
agarisi
agarisi
accusative
nom.
agarisi
agarisi
gen.
agarisi
genitive
agarisi
agariesi
partitive
agariasi
agarejasi
inessive
agarissasi
agareissasi
elative
agaristasi
agareistasi
illative
agariisi
agareihisi
adessive
agarillasi
agareillasi
ablative
agariltasi
agareiltasi
allative
agarillesi
agareillesi
essive
agarinasi
agareinasi
translative
agariksesi
agareiksesi
abessive
agarittasi
agareittasi
instructive
comitative
—agareinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
agarimme
agarimme
accusative
nom.
agarimme
agarimme
gen.
agarimme
genitive
agarimme
agariemme
partitive
agariamme
agarejamme
inessive
agarissamme
agareissamme
elative
agaristamme
agareistamme
illative
agariimme
agareihimme
adessive
agarillamme
agareillamme
ablative
agariltamme
agareiltamme
allative
agarillemme
agareillemme
essive
agarinamme
agareinamme
translative
agariksemme
agareiksemme
abessive
agarittamme
agareittamme
instructive
comitative
—agareinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
agarinne
agarinne
accusative
nom.
agarinne
agarinne
gen.
agarinne
genitive
agarinne
agarienne
partitive
agarianne
agarejanne
inessive
agarissanne
agareissanne
elative
agaristanne
agareistanne
illative
agariinne
agareihinne
adessive
agarillanne
agareillanne
ablative
agariltanne
agareiltanne
allative
agarillenne
agareillenne
essive
agarinanne
agareinanne
translative
agariksenne
agareiksenne
abessive
agarittanne
agareittanne
instructive
comitative
—agareinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
agarinsa
agarinsa
accusative
nom.
agarinsa
agarinsa
gen.
agarinsa
genitive
agarinsa
agariensa
partitive
agariaan agariansa
agarejaan agarejansa
inessive
agarissaan agarissansa
agareissaan agareissansa
elative
agaristaan agaristansa
agareistaan agareistansa
illative
agariinsa
agareihinsa
adessive
agarillaan agarillansa
agareillaan agareillansa
ablative
agariltaan agariltansa
agareiltaan agareiltansa
allative
agarilleen agarillensa
agareilleen agareillensa
essive
agarinaan agarinansa
agareinaan agareinansa
translative
agarikseen agariksensa
agareikseen agareiksensa
abessive
agarittaan agarittansa
agareittaan agareittansa
instructive
comitative
—agareineen agareinensa :

#### Derived terms

* agarliuos

### Further reading

* “agar”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## French
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

agar m (uncountable)
* Synonym of agar-agar

### Further reading

* “agar”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Ido
### Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto agi, French agir, German agieren, Italian agire, Spanish agir.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈɡar/

### Verb

agar (present agas, past agis, future agos, conditional agus, imperative agez)
* (transitive, intransitive) to do, act

#### Derived terms

* aganta (“active”)
* aganto (“doer”)
* -agar
* agebla (“doable”)
* agema (“active”)
* agemeso (“activity”)
* ageskar (“to begin to act, to come into play”)
* agigar (“to make, cause (someone, something) to do”)
* aginto (“doer”)
* agiva (“active”)
* agiveso (“activity”)
* ago (“acting, deed, action”)
* kontreaganta (“opposing, provoking”)
* kontreagar (“to act contrary or in opposition to (someone, something), to thwart”)
* kontreagema (“opposing, provoking”)
* kontreagemeso (“spirit of contrariety”)
* retroagar (“to retroact”)

### See also

* facar (“to make; to do, perform”)
* agendo (“agenda”)
* akto (“act”)

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈa.ɡar/
* Rhymes: -ɡar
* Hyphenation: a‧gar

### Etymology 1

From Malay agar, from Sanskrit अग्र (agra).

#### Conjunction

agar
* so that; in order to
    Synonyms: sehingga, supaya
** indicates purpose; with the result that
** indicates purpose; in such a way that, with the intent that
* to; in order to (as a means of achieving the specified end)
    Synonym: supaya

##### Usage notes

* This word with supaya are often used together as "agar supaya" to mean "in order to".

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

agar (colloquial)
* short for agar-agar.

## Irish
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from English agar, from Malay.

#### Noun

agar m (genitive singular agair, nominative plural agair)
* agar

##### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
agar
agair
vocative
a agair
a agara
genitive
agair
agar
dative
agar
agair
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an t-agar
na hagair
genitive
an agair
na n-agar
dative
leis an agar don agar
leis na hagair :

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

agar m
* Alternative form of agairt (“plea; vengeance, retribution”)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “agar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Kalasha
### Noun

agar
* rest day

## Latin
### Verb

agar
* first-person singular future passive indicative of agō
** "I shall be done, I shall be made"
** "I shall be accomplished, I shall be managed, I shall be achieved"
** "I shall be performed, I shall be transacted"
** "I shall be driven, I shall be conducted"
** "I shall be pushed, I shall be moved, I shall be impelled"
** "I shall be guided, I shall be governed, I shall be administered"
** "I shall be discussed, I shall be pleaded, I shall be deliberated"
** "I shall be thought upon"
** "I shall be stirred up, I shall be excited, I shall be caused, I shall be induced"
** "I shall be chased, I shall be pursued"
** (of a course of action) "I shall be driven, I shall be pursued"
** "I shall be robbed, I shall be stolen, I shall be plundered, I shall be carried off"
** (of time) "I shall be passed, I shall be spent"
** (of offerings) "I shall be slain, I shall be killed (as a sacrifice)"
** (of plants) "I shall be put forth, I shall be sprouted, I shall be extended"
* first-person singular present passive subjunctive of agō
** "may I be done, may I be made"
** "may I be accomplished, may I be managed, may I be achieved"
** "may I be performed, may I be transacted"
** "may I be driven, may I be conducted"
** "may I be pushed, may I be moved, may I be impelled"
** "may I be guided, may I be governed, may I be administered"
** "may I be discussed, may I be pleaded, may I be deliberated"
** "may I be thought upon"
** "may I be stirred up, may I be excited, may I be caused, may I be induced"
** "may I be chased, may I be pursued"
** (of a course of action) "may I be driven, may I be pursued"
** "may I be robbed, may I be stolen, may I be plundered, may I be carried off"
** (of time) "may I be passed, may I be spent"
** (of offerings) "may I be slain, may I be killed (as a sacrifice)"
** (of plants) "may I be put forth, may I be sprouted, may I be extended"

## Malay
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aɡa(r)/
* Rhymes: -aɡa(r), -ɡa(r), -a(r)
* Rhymes: -ar

### Etymology 1

Borrowing from Sanskrit अग्र (agra).

#### Conjunction

agar (Jawi spelling اݢر)
* so that (in order to)

##### Synonyms

* supaya / سوڤايا

##### Descendants

* Indonesian: agar

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Noun

agar (Jawi spelling اݢر, plural agar-agar, informal 1st possessive agarku, 2nd possessive agarmu, 3rd possessive agarnya)
* agar (a material obtained from the marine algae), agar-agar
* agar (chemistry)

##### Derived terms

* agar-agar

##### Descendants

* → Czech: agar
* → English: agar
* Indonesian: agar
* → Spanish: agar

## Old Irish
### Verb

·agar
* passive singular present indicative of aigid

### Verb

agar
* inflection of aigid:
** passive singular present indicative relative
** passive singular imperative

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

## Old Norse
### Verb

agar
* second/third-person singular present active indicative of aga

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈa.ɡar/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aɡar
* Syllabification: a‧gar

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay agar. First attested in 1890.

#### Noun

agar m inan (indeclinable, related adjective agarowy)
* agar, agar-agar (gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis, and as a food additive)
    Synonym: agar-agar
* agar, agar-agar (type of red algae)
    Synonym: agar-agar

##### Declension

or
Indeclinable.

##### Related terms

* agar-agar

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Noun

agar m inan
* agar, agarwood, agalloch, oud (heartwood from trees of the genus Aquilaria, especially Aquilaria malaccensis, infected with mold (Phialophora parasitica), which produces an aromatic resin in response to this infestation)

##### Declension
### References

* ↑ Odo Bujwid (1890) Rys zasad bakteryologii w zastosowaniu do medycyny i hygieny. Cz. 1, Ogólna‎, page 48
* ↑ agar in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

### Further reading

* agar in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* agar in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* agar in PWN's encyclopedia

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈɡaɾ/ [aˈɣ̞aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: a‧gar

### Noun

agar m (plural agares)
* Alternative form of agar-agar

### Further reading

* “agar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Noun

agar
* indefinite plural of ag

### Verb

agar
* present indicative of aga

### Anagrams

* arga

## Tagalog
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔaˈɡaɾ/ [ʔɐˈɣaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: a‧gar

### Adverb

agár (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜇ᜔) (dialectal, Batangas, Rizal, informal)
* Alternative form of agad

### Adjective

agár (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜇ᜔) (dialectal, Batangas, Rizal, informal)
* Alternative form of agad

## Uzbek
### Etymology

From Persian اگر (agar).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑˈɡɑr/

### Conjunction

agar
* if (supposing that)