ખોજા

Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خَوَاجَه (xawāja). Doublet of ઉપાધ્યાય (upādhyāya) and ઓઝો (ojho).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰo.d͡ʒɑ/
• Rhymes: -ɑ
• Hyphenation: ખો‧જા

Proper noun

ખોજા • (khojā) f

1. Khoja (a majority Nizari Isma'ili Shia community)
2. a surname

Noun

ખોજા • (khojā) m

1. lord, master, owner
2. Khoja (a member of the Khoja community)

Further reading

• “ખોજા”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.