khoja

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Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Malay khoja, from Classical Persian خواجه (xʷâja).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈxod͡ʒa/, [ˈxo.d͡ʒa]
  • Hyphenation: kho‧ja

Noun[edit]

khoja (first-person possessive khojaku, second-person possessive khojamu, third-person possessive khojanya)

  1. (archaic) merchant.
    Synonyms: khojah, koja, kojah (nonstandard)
    Synonym: saudagar

References[edit]

  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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