Etymology

hodja

H4O1D2J8A1

Today it means: A Muslim schoolmaster. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish خواجه ← Classical Persian خْوَاجَه ← Sanskrit उपाध्याय
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The story

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromउपाध्याय
  2. Classical Persian · derived fromخْوَاجَه
  3. Ottoman Turkish · borrowed fromخواجه
  4. English todayhodja

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خواجه (modern Turkish hoca), from Classical Persian خْوَاجَه (xwāja), ultimately from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya). Doublet of howadji, Khoja, Hoxha, and Osho.

Words from the same roots

Classical Persianخْوَاجَه all →

Khawaja

Sanskritउपाध्याय all →

OshoUpadhyayojhaKhoja

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