Etymology

ojha

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Today it means: A sorcerer or folk healer in parts of India and Nepal. Full definition →

Hindi ओझा
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ojha · noun1

  1. Hindi · derived fromओझा“witch doctor”
  2. English todayojha

From Hindi ओझा (ojhā, “witch doctor”).

Ojha · proper noun2

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromउपाध्याय
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromओझा
  3. English todayOjha

Borrowed from Hindi ओझा (ojhā), from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya). Doublet of Upadhyaya, Khoja, Khwaja, hodja, Hoxha, howadji, and Osho.

Words from the same roots

Sanskritउपाध्याय all →

OshoUpadhyayKhojahodja

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