ખોજા

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Gujarati[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian خواجه (xwāja), as a title for Khojas a semantic matching of Calque of Gujarati ઠક્કર (ṭhakkar). Doublet of ઉપાધ્યાય (upādhyāya) and ઓઝો (ojho).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ખોજા (khojām

  1. lord, master, owner
  2. Khoja (a member of the Khoja community)
  3. a surname for Memaṇs

Proper noun[edit]

ખોજા (khojāf

  1. Khoja (a majority Nizari Isma'ili Shia community)