agar-agar
See also: agaragar
English
Etymology
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.
-
Finnish
Alternative forms
- agar
Etymology
From Malay agar-agar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑɡɑrˌɑɡɑr/, [ˈɑɡɑrˌɑɡɑr]
- Rhymes: -ɑɡɑr
- Syllabification(key): a‧gar‧a‧gar
Noun
agar-agar
- agar (material)
Declension
Inflection of agar-agar (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | agar-agar | agar-agarit | |
genitive | agar-agarin | agar-agarien | |
partitive | agar-agaria | agar-agareja | |
illative | agar-agariin | agar-agareihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | agar-agar | agar-agarit | |
accusative | nom. | agar-agar | agar-agarit |
gen. | agar-agarin | ||
genitive | agar-agarin | agar-agarien | |
partitive | agar-agaria | agar-agareja | |
inessive | agar-agarissa | agar-agareissa | |
elative | agar-agarista | agar-agareista | |
illative | agar-agariin | agar-agareihin | |
adessive | agar-agarilla | agar-agareilla | |
ablative | agar-agarilta | agar-agareilta | |
allative | agar-agarille | agar-agareille | |
essive | agar-agarina | agar-agareina | |
translative | agar-agariksi | agar-agareiksi | |
instructive | — | agar-agarein | |
abessive | agar-agaritta | agar-agareitta | |
comitative | — | agar-agareineen |
Possessive forms of agar-agar (type risti) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | agar-agarini | agar-agarimme |
2nd person | agar-agarisi | agar-agarinne |
3rd person | agar-agarinsa |
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay agar-agar (“jelly”), from Classical Malay اڬر٢ (agar-agar, “jelly”), اڬر٢ (agar2).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɡar aɡar/
- Rhymes: -aɡar, -ɡar, -ar
Noun
agar-agar
- agar (a material obtained from a marine alga), agar-agar
- agar (chemistry)
Alternative forms
- agar (science)
Derived terms
- agar-agar darah
Further reading
- “agar-agar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Kristang
Etymology
From Malay agar-agar.
Noun
agar-agar (plurale tantum)
- jelly; jam[1]
References
- 2010, Ladislav Prištic, Kristang - Crioulo de Base Portuguesa, Masaryk University, page 25.
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /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
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay agar or Malay agar-agar. First attested in 1890.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡarˈa.ɡar/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aɡar
- Syllabification: a‧gar‧a‧gar
Noun
agar-agar m inan
- agar (a gelatinous material obtained from red algae)
- Synonym: agar
- agar (a type of red algae)
- Synonym: agar
Declension
Usually in the singular, or undeclinable.
Declension of agar-agar
singular | plural | |
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nominative | agar-agar | agar-agary |
genitive | agar-agaru | agar-agarów |
dative | agar-agarowi | agar-agarom |
accusative | agar-agar | agar-agary |
instrumental | agar-agarem | agar-agarami |
locative | agar-agarze | agar-agarach |
vocative | agar-agarze | agar-agary |
Related terms
noun
- agarowy
References
- Odo Bujwid (1890) Rys zasad bakteryologii w zastosowaniu do medycyny i hygieny. Cz. 1, Ogólna, page 48
Further reading
- agar-agar in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- agar-agar in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Noun
agar-agar m (plural agar-agares)
- agar (a material obtained from a marine alga)
Romanian
Etymology
From French agar-agar or German Agar-Agar.
Noun
agar-agar n (uncountable)
- agar
Declension
declension of agar-agar (singular only)
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) agar-agar | agar-agarul |
genitive/dative | (unui) agar-agar | agar-agarului |
vocative | agar-agarule |
Spanish
Alternative forms
- agar, agaragar
Etymology
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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014