Etymology

Khoja

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Today it means: A member of a Gujarati-speaking Shiite sect who take the Aga Khan as their religious head. Full definition →

Gujarati ખોજા ← Classical Persian خواجه ← Sanskrit उपाध्याय
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  1. Sanskrit · derived fromउपाध्याय
  2. Classical Persian · derived fromخواجه
  3. Gujarati · borrowed fromખોજા
  4. English todayKhoja

Borrowed from Gujarati ખોજા (khojā), from Classical Persian خواجه (xwāja), ultimately from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya). Doublet of Ojha, hodja, Hoxha, and Upadhyaya.

Words from the same roots

Classical Persianخواجه all →

howadji

Sanskritउपाध्याय all →

OshoUpadhyayojhahodja

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