خواجگی

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Persian

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Etymology

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From خواجه (xâje) +‎ ـگی (-gi). The Tajik usage of хоҷагӣ (xojagi) to mean "a sector or type of economy" is a phono-semantic matching of Russian хозяйство (xozjajstvo).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? xwāja-gī
Dari reading? xāja-gī
Iranian reading? xâje-gi
Tajik reading? xoja-gi

Noun

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Dari خواجگی
Iranian Persian
Tajik хоҷагӣ

خواجگی (xâjegi)

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

Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: xacəgi
  • Ottoman Turkish: خواجكی (hâcegî)
  • Uzbek: xojagi
  • Urdu: خْوَاجَگِی (xvājagī)

References

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