خواجگی

Persian

Etymology

From خواجه (xâje) +‎ ـگی (-gi). The Tajik usage of хоҷагӣ (xojagi) to mean "a sector or type of economy" is a phono-semantic matching of Russian хозяйство (xozjajstvo).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xɑː.d͡ʒä.ɡíː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [xɑː.d͡ʒä.ɡíː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [xɔː.d͡ʒä.ɡí]

Readings
Classical reading? xwāja-gī
Dari reading? xāja-gī
Iranian reading? xâje-gi
Tajik reading? xoja-gi

Noun

Dari خواجگی
Iranian Persian
Tajik хоҷагӣ

خواجگی • (xâjegi)

  1. a wealthy merchant
  2. chiefship, mastership
  3. (Tajik) a sector or type of economy

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: xacəgi
  • → Ottoman Turkish: خواجكی (hâcegî)
    • Turkish: hâcegî
  • → Uzbek: xojagi
  • → Urdu: خْوَاجَگِی (xvājagī)

References

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