Khoja

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Khoja

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Borrowed from Gujarati ખોજા (khojā), from Classical Persian خواجه (xwāja), ultimately from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya). Doublet of Ojha, hodja, Hoxha, and Upadhyaya.

proper noun

A surname from Gujarati

noun Khojas

A member of a Gujarati-speaking Shiite sect who take the Aga Khan as their religious head.

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@misc{khoja_2026,
  title = {Khoja},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/khoja},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}