khoja
See also: Khoja
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay khoja, from Persian خواجه (xâje).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈxo.d͡ʒa]
- Hyphenation: kho‧ja
Noun
khoja (first-person possessive khojaku, second-person possessive khojamu, third-person possessive khojanya)
- (archaic) merchant.
- Synonyms: khojah, koja, kojah (nonstandard)
- Synonym: saudagar
References
- 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, page 117-144
Further reading
- “khoja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.