# agar-agar
## English
### Etymology 1

From Malay agar-agar (“jelly”).

#### Noun

agar-agar (uncountable)
* Agar.
** 2018 July 19, Zoe Williams, “Can ditching meat and dairy open up new taste sensations? My week as a foodie vegan”, in The Guardian‎:That done, you heat soya milk with oil and several flakes of agar-agar – a tasteless vegan alternative to gelatine – which dissolve into the liquid over 10 minutes, except they don’t, not really.
* (Singapore, Malaysia) A jelly dessert made from agar.

### Etymology 2

From Malay agak-agak. Here, the letter k represents a glottal stop, but it is elided by many speakers in Singapore.

#### Pronunciation

* (Singapore) IPA: /ˈɑɡɑ ˌɑɡɑ/

#### Verb

agar-agar (invariable)
* (Singapore, Singlish) Alternative spelling of agak-agak (“to estimate”)
** 2018, Jean Tay, Sisters & Senang: The Island Plays, Epigram Books, →ISBN, Scene 17, page 99:So I just got to agar-agar lor.

#### Adjective

agar-agar (not comparable)
* (Singapore, Singlish) Alternative spelling of agak-agak (“involving guesswork”)

## Finnish
### Alternative forms

* agar

### Etymology

From Malay agar-agar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑɡɑrˌɑɡɑr/, [ˈɑ̝ɡɑ̝rˌɑ̝ɡɑ̝r]
* Rhymes: -ɑɡɑr
* Hyphenation: agar‧agar

### Noun

agar-agar
* agar (material)

#### Declension

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

### Further reading

* “agar-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

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Malay agar-agar (“jelly”), from Classical Malay اڬر٢ (agar-agar, “jelly”), اڬر٢ (agar2).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aɡar aɡar/
* Rhymes: -aɡar, -ɡar, -ar

### Noun

agar-agar
* agar (a material obtained from a marine alga), agar-agar
* agar (chemistry)

#### Alternative forms

* agar (sciences)

#### Derived terms

* agar-agar darah

### Further reading

* “agar-agar” 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.

## Kristang
### Etymology

From Malay agar-agar.

### Noun

agar-agar (plurale tantum)
* jelly; jam

### References

* ↑ 2010, Ladislav Prištic, Kristang - Crioulo de Base Portuguesa, Masaryk University, page 25.

## Malay
### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

agar-agar
* agar (a material obtained from a marine alga), agar-agar
* agar (chemistry)

#### Descendants

* Indonesian: agar-agar
* Kristang: agar-agar
* → English: agar-agar
* → Finnish: agar-agar
* → Portuguese: agar-agar
* → Spanish: agar-agar
* → Tausug: agal-agal

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Malay agar-agar. First attested in 1890.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈa.ɡar ˈa.ɡar/
* Audio:(file)
* Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

### Noun

agar-agar m inan (indeclinable)
* 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 (type of red algae)
    Synonym: agar

#### Declension

or
Indeclinable.

#### Related terms

* agarowy
* agar

### References

* ↑ Odo Bujwid (1890) Rys zasad bakteryologii w zastosowaniu do medycyny i hygieny. Cz. 1, Ogólna‎, page 48

### Further reading

* agar-agar in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /aˌɡa(ɾ).aˈɡa(ʁ)/ [aˌɡa(ɾ).aˈɡa(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /aˌɡa(ɾ).aˈɡa(ʁ)/ [aˌɡa(ɾ).aˈɡa(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /aˌɡa(ɾ).aˈɡa(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /aˌɡa(ɾ).aˈɡa(ʁ)/ [aˌɡa(ɾ).aˈɡa(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /aˌɡa(ɾ).aˈɡa(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˌɡaɾ.ɐˈɡaɾ/ [ɐˌɣaɾ.ɐˈɣaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˌɡaɾ.ɐˈɡaɾ/ [ɐˌɣaɾ.ɐˈɣaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɐˌɡa.ɾi.ɐˈɡa.ɾi/ [ɐˌɣa.ɾi.ɐˈɣa.ɾi]
* Hyphenation: a‧gar‧-a‧gar

### Noun

agar-agar m (plural agar-agares)
* agar (a material obtained from a marine alga)

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French agar-agar or German Agar-Agar.

### Noun

agar-agar n (uncountable)
* agar

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* agar, agaragar

### Etymology

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

### Noun

agar-agar m (plural agar-agares)
* agar

### Further reading

* “agar-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

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish agar-agar, from English agar-agar, from Malay agar-agar.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˌʔaɡaɾ ˈʔaɡaɾ/ [ˌʔaː.ɣɐɾ ˈʔaː.ɣɐɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɡaɾ
* Syllabification: a‧gar-a‧gar

### Noun

agar-agar (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜇ᜔ᜀᜄᜇ᜔)
* agar

#### See also

* gulaman
* helatina

### Further reading

* “agar-agar”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018