hoca

Signification

1. master
2. professor
3. teacher
4. hodja

Coupé comme

ho‧ca

Prononcé comme (IPA)

[hoˈd͡ʒɑ]

Étymologie

From Ottoman Turkish خواجه (hoca), from Persian خواجه (xâje/xwâja).
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”),
Bashkir хужа (xuja, “master, owner”).