хужа

Bashkir

Etymology

From *xoja (owner; host), from Persian خواجه (xâje, dignitary, vizir).

Cognate with Tatar хуҗа (xuca, host, owner), Kazakh қожа (qoja, host, owner), Kyrgyz кожо (kojo, host, owner), Uzbek xoʻja (host, owner), Uyghur خوجا (xoja, host, owner), Turkish hoca (master, teacher).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [χuˈʐɑ]
  • Hyphenation: ху‧жа

Noun

хужа • (xuja)

  1. head of household; owner, master
    Synonym: эйә (eyä)
    Үҙ йортоңдоң хужаһы булыу отошлораҡ.
    Üð yortoŋdoŋ xujahı bulıw otoşloraq.
    It's more advantageous to be an owner of your own house.
  2. host
    Һалып бирелгән ризыҡты ҡалдырырға ярамай, яҙыҡ була, хужаны ихтирам итмәү һанала.
    Halıp birelgän rizıqtı qaldırırğa yaramay, yaðıq bula, xujanı ixtiram itmäw hanala.
    One should not leave (any of the) served food - (this is) a sin, is considered disrespect for the host.

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