Khoja

See also: khoja

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Gujarati ખોજા (khojā), from Classical Persian خواجه (xwāja), ultimately from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya). Doublet of Ojha, hodja, Hoxha, and Upadhyaya.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Khoja

  1. A surname from Gujarati

Noun

Khoja (plural Khojas)

  1. (Islam) A member of a Gujarati-speaking Shiite sect who take the Aga Khan as their religious head.
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