hojaýyn

Turkmen

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian хозя́ин (xozjáin), from a Turkic language, from Classical Persian خْوَاجَه (xwāja). Doublet of goja (“old man”) and hoja (“holy man”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /χo.d͡ʒɑˈjɯn/
  • Hyphenation: ho‧ja‧ýyn

Noun

hojaýyn (definite accusative hojaýyny, plural hojaýynlar)

  1. owner, proprietor, landlord
  2. householder, head of household
  3. lord, master
  4. sir (a term of address)
  5. (colloquial) husband

Declension

Declension of hojaýyn
singular plural
nominative hojaýyn hojaýynlar
accusative hojaýyny hojaýynlary
genitive hojaýynyň hojaýynlaryň
dative hojaýyna hojaýynlara
locative hojaýynda hojaýynlarda
ablative hojaýyndan hojaýynlardan

Derived terms

  • hojaýynlyk (“ownership; householding; lordship”)

Further reading

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