koca

Meaning

Adj

1. large, big
2. huge, enormous, whole
3. (figuratively) big, large, whole, often used to emphasize something unusual, unbecoming, or ironic of something or someone given their size, duration, age, or status etc.
4. old, elder

Noun

husband

Verb

second-person singular imperative of kocamak

Concepts

husband

🤵

spouse

mate

🧉

wife

👰‍♀️

consort

hubby

man

👨

kicky-wicky

friend

manacles

comrade

Synonyms

eş

erkek

♂️

ihtiyar

🧓

büyük

er

iri

güvey

hayat arkadaşı

iriyarı

karı

👰‍♀️

kodaman

ulu

yaşlı

🧓

zengin

🤑

zevç

🤵

adam

erkek eş

arkadaş

bey

🤵‍♂️

bol

damat

evli erkek

Translations

mari

🤵

Ehemann

🤵

époux

marido

🤵

esposo

🤵

marito

🤵

echtgenoot

🤵

Mann

👨

Gatte

esposo

🤵

marido

🤵

maritus

Gemahl

marit

🤵

Pronounced as (IPA)

/koˈd͡ʒa/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: قوجه

Borrowed from Persian: خواجه

Cognate with Tatar: хуҗа

Cognate with Kazakh: қожа

Cognate with Kyrgyz: кожо

Cognate with Uzbek: xoʻja

Cognate with Uyghur: خوجا

Cognate with Bashkir: хужа

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: خواجه

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قوجه (koca), possibly a doublet of Ottoman Turkish خواجه (hoca), from Persian خواجه (xâje).
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”).