nakhoda
See also: Nakhoda
English
Noun
nakhoda (plural nakhodas)
- (historical) A travelling merchant in parts of South-East Asia.
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- nakoda, nangkoda, nahkoda (all nonstandard)
Etymology
From Malay nakhoda (“captain”), from Persian ناخدا (nâxodâ).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naˈxoda/, /naˈkoda/
- Hyphenation: na‧kho‧da
Noun
nakhoda (first-person possessive nakhodaku, second-person possessive nakhodamu, third-person possessive nakhodanya)
- (nautical) shipowner
- Synonym: cincu
- (nautical, military) shipmaster, captain
- Synonyms: cincu, kapten
- (nautical) The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner; master.
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
- “nakhoda” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.