khoja

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

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

References

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  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

Further reading

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