Khoja

English Noun

Definition

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

Etymology

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