хоҷагӣ

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Tajik

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Etymology

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Inherited from Classical Persian خْوَاجَگِی (xwājagī). Sense 3 is a phono-semantic matching of Russian хозяйство (xozjajstvo). Compare Uzbek xoʻjalik and Turkmen hojalyk.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /xod͡ʒaɡi/, [χɔ.d͡ʒä.ɡi]

Noun

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хоҷагӣ (xojagi) (Persian spelling خواجگی)

  1. a wealthy merchant
  2. chiefship, mastership
  3. a sector or type of economy

Derived terms

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