ओझा

See also: ओझे

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀑𑀛𑀸𑀅 (ojhāa), 𑀉𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀸𑀅 (uajjhāa), 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀸𑀅 (ujjhāa), 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀛 (ujjha), from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya, “teacher [of the Vedas]”). Notably borrowed into Middle Chinese 和尚 (MC hwa|hwaH dzyang|dzyangH, “high priest, head monk”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /oː.d͡ʒʱɑː/, [oː.d͡ʒʱäː]

Noun

ओझा • (ojhā) m (Urdu spelling اوجھا)

1. sorcerer, exorcist; shaman

Declension

Declension of ओझा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ओझा ojhā	ओझे ojhe
oblique	ओझे ojhe	ओझों ojhõ
vocative	ओझे ojhe	ओझो ojho

Proper noun

ओझा • (ojhā) m

1. Ojha (a clan of Vedic Brahmins)

Declension

Declension of ओझा (sg-only masc ā-stem)

	singular
direct	ओझा ojhā
oblique	ओझे ojhe
vocative	ओझे ojhe

Noun

ओझा • (ojhā) m or f by sense

1. Ojha (member of the Vedic Brahmin Clan/Caste)

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of ओझा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ओझा ojhā	ओझे ojhe
oblique	ओझे ojhe	ओझों ojhõ
vocative	ओझे ojhe	ओझो ojho

Declension of ओझा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ओझा ojhā	ओझाएँ ojhāẽ
oblique	ओझा ojhā	ओझाओं ojhāõ
vocative	ओझा ojhā	ओझाओ ojhāo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ओझा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press