Etymology

mouza

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Today it means: An administrative district in parts of South Asia. Full definition →

Bengali মৌজা ← Urdu موضع
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  1. Urdu · borrowed fromموضع
  2. Bengali · borrowed fromমৌজা
  3. English todaymouza

From Bengali মৌজা (mōuja) and Urdu موضع (mauze', mauza'). Doublet of moza.

Words from the same roots

Urduموضع all →

moza

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.