khoja

See also: Khoja

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Malay khoja, from Classical Persian خواجه (xʷâja), ultimately from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈxod͡ʒa/ [ˈxo.d͡ʒa], /ˈkod͡ʒa/ [ˈko.d͡ʒa]
  • Rhymes: -od͡ʒa
  • Syllabification: kho‧ja

Noun

khoja (plural khoja-khoja)

  1. (archaic) merchant (typically of Persian or Indian descent)
    Coordinate terms: saudagar, pedagang

References

  1. ^ Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018), “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144

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