# agama
## English
### Etymology

From Sranan Tongo agama (“lizard”), from a Gbe language; compare Ewe agama (“chameleon”).

### Noun

agama (plural agamas)
* Any of the various small, long-tailed lizards of the subfamily Agaminae of family Agamidae, especially in genera Acanthocercus, Agama, Dendragama, Laudakia, Phrynocephalus, Trapelus and Xenagama.

#### Derived terms

* frilled agama

#### Related terms

* agamid

#### Translations
### See also

* Agama on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* AAMGA

## Balinese
### Romanization

agama
* Romanization of ᬆᬕᬫ.

## Ewe
### Noun

agama
* chameleon

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Sranan Tongo agama.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑɡɑmɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ɡɑ̝mɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑɡɑmɑ
* Hyphenation: aga‧ma

### Noun

agama
* agama

#### Declension

Possessive forms of agama (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
agamani
agamani
accusative
nom.
agamani
agamani
gen.
agamani
genitive
agamani
agamieni agamaini $^{rare}$
partitive
agamaani
agamiani
inessive
agamassani
agamissani
elative
agamastani
agamistani
illative
agamaani
agamiini
adessive
agamallani
agamillani
ablative
agamaltani
agamiltani
allative
agamalleni
agamilleni
essive
agamanani
agaminani
translative
agamakseni
agamikseni
abessive
agamattani
agamittani
instructive
comitative
—agamineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
agamasi
agamasi
accusative
nom.
agamasi
agamasi
gen.
agamasi
genitive
agamasi
agamiesi agamaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
agamaasi
agamiasi
inessive
agamassasi
agamissasi
elative
agamastasi
agamistasi
illative
agamaasi
agamiisi
adessive
agamallasi
agamillasi
ablative
agamaltasi
agamiltasi
allative
agamallesi
agamillesi
essive
agamanasi
agaminasi
translative
agamaksesi
agamiksesi
abessive
agamattasi
agamittasi
instructive
comitative
—agaminesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
agamamme
agamamme
accusative
nom.
agamamme
agamamme
gen.
agamamme
genitive
agamamme
agamiemme agamaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
agamaamme
agamiamme
inessive
agamassamme
agamissamme
elative
agamastamme
agamistamme
illative
agamaamme
agamiimme
adessive
agamallamme
agamillamme
ablative
agamaltamme
agamiltamme
allative
agamallemme
agamillemme
essive
agamanamme
agaminamme
translative
agamaksemme
agamiksemme
abessive
agamattamme
agamittamme
instructive
comitative
—agaminemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
agamanne
agamanne
accusative
nom.
agamanne
agamanne
gen.
agamanne
genitive
agamanne
agamienne agamainne $^{rare}$
partitive
agamaanne
agamianne
inessive
agamassanne
agamissanne
elative
agamastanne
agamistanne
illative
agamaanne
agamiinne
adessive
agamallanne
agamillanne
ablative
agamaltanne
agamiltanne
allative
agamallenne
agamillenne
essive
agamananne
agaminanne
translative
agamaksenne
agamiksenne
abessive
agamattanne
agamittanne
instructive
comitative
—agaminenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
agamansa
agamansa
accusative
nom.
agamansa
agamansa
gen.
agamansa
genitive
agamansa
agamiensa agamainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
agamaansa
agamiaan agamiansa
inessive
agamassaan agamassansa
agamissaan agamissansa
elative
agamastaan agamastansa
agamistaan agamistansa
illative
agamaansa
agamiinsa
adessive
agamallaan agamallansa
agamillaan agamillansa
ablative
agamaltaan agamaltansa
agamiltaan agamiltansa
allative
agamalleen agamallensa
agamilleen agamillensa
essive
agamanaan agamanansa
agaminaan agaminansa
translative
agamakseen agamaksensa
agamikseen agamiksensa
abessive
agamattaan agamattansa
agamittaan agamittansa
instructive
comitative
—agamineen agaminensa :

#### Derived terms

* arabiankonnapääagama

## Ibanag
### Noun

agama
* crab

## Ido
### Adjective

agama
* agamic

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Malay agama, ugama, from Classical Malay اڬام (“agama”), أڬام (“ugama”), from Sanskrit आगम (āgama, “a traditional doctrine or precept”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /aˈɡama/ [aˈɡa.ma]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ama
* Syllabification: a‧ga‧ma

### Noun

agama (plural agama-agama)
* religion (system of beliefs dealing with soul, deity and/or life after death)

#### Alternative forms

* agama (Malaysia, Singapore)
* ugama (Brunei)
* igama
* oegama
* ugama

#### Synonyms

* din
* kepercayaan

#### Derived terms

* agamani
* agamawi
* awaagama
* beragama
* keagamaan
* keberagamaan
* mengagamakan
* seagama
* agama abrahamik
* agama budaya
* agama impor
* agama langit
* agama pendatang
* agama rahmat
* agama samawi
* agama timur
* agama wadi
* agama Buddha (“Buddhism”)
* agama Hindu (“Hinduism”)
* agama Islam (“Islam”)
* agama Katolik (“Catholicism”)
* agama Kong Hu Cu (“Confucianism”)
* agama Kristen (“Christianity”)

### Further reading

* “agama” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Italian
### Etymology

From New Latin Agama, from Sranan Tongo agama (“lizard”), from a Gbe language; compare Ewe agama (“chameleon”).

### Noun

agama f (plural agame)
* agama

## Javanese
### Romanization

agama
* Romanization of ꦲꦒꦩ.

## Latin
### Adjective

agama
* inflection of agamus:
** nominative/vocative feminine singular
** nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

### Adjective

agamā
* ablative feminine singular of agamus

## Maguindanao
### Etymology

Borrowed from Malay agama, from Sanskrit आगम (āgama, “a traditional doctrine or precept”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA: /ʔaˈɡama/ [ʔʌˈɡa.mʌ]
* Rhymes: -ama
* Syllabification: a‧ga‧ma

### Noun

agama (Jawi spelling اݢام)
* religion

#### Derived terms

* peragama
* agama Mesehi

## Malay
### Etymology

From Sanskrit आगम (āgama, “a traditional doctrine or precept”).

### Pronunciation

* (Johor-Selangor) IPA: /aɡamə/
* (Riau-Lingga) IPA: /aɡama/
* Rhymes: -amə, -mə, -ə
* Rhymes: -a

### Noun

agama (Jawi spelling اݢام, plural agama-agama, informal 1st possessive agamaku, 2nd possessive agamamu, 3rd possessive agamanya)
* religion (system of beliefs dealing with soul, deity and/or life after death)

#### Usage notes

* agama Buddha (“Buddhism”)
* agama Hindu (“Hinduism”)
* agama Islam (“Islam”)
* agama Katolik (“Catholicism”)
* agama Kristian (“Christianity”)
* agama Sikh (“Sikhism”)
* agama Yahudi (“Judaism”)
* penunggang agama (religious rider, hypocrite)
* tunggang agama (to ride one's religion, to use religion for wrong or extreme ends)

#### Alternative forms

* agama (Indonesia)
* ugama (Brunei, Singapore)

#### Synonyms

* anutan
* din
* kepercayaan

#### Derived terms

* beragama
* keagamaan

#### Descendants

* Indonesian: agama
* → Maguindanao: agama
* → Maranao: agama
* → Tausug: agama

### Further reading

* “agama” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Maranao
### Etymology

From Malay agama, from Sanskrit आगम (āgama).

### Pronunciation

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### Noun

agama
* religion

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈɡɐ̃.mɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈɡɐ̃.mɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /aˈɡɐ.ma/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈɡɐ.mɐ/ [ɐˈɣɐ.mɐ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈɡɐ.mɐ/ [ɐˈɣɐ.mɐ]
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈɡa.mɐ/ [ɐˈɣa.mɐ]

### Noun

agama m (plural agamas)
* agama (lizard of the subfamily Agaminae)

## Rukai
### Noun

agama
* cooking pot with a ring

## Sangir
### Noun

agama
* religion

## Sranan Tongo
### Etymology

From a Gbe language; compare Ewe agama (“chameleon”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaɡama/, [ˈa̠ɡa̠ma̠], [ˈɑ̟ɡɑ̟mɑ̟]

### Noun

agama
* any of several small iguana species

## Wauja
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈɰa.ma/

### Noun

agama
* marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus)

### References

* E. Ireland field notes, confirmed with Piitsa, Muri, and other elders (all experienced hunters) in 1982 using José Cândido de Melo Carvalho's Atlas da Fauna Brasileira, Edições Melhoramentos, São Paulo, 1981.