nakhoda

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

nakhoda (plural nakhodas)

  1. (historical) A travelling merchant in parts of South-East Asia.

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Indonesian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Malay nakhoda (“captain”), from Persian ناخدا (nâxodâ).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /naˈxoda/, /naˈkoda/
  • Hyphenation: na‧kho‧da

Noun[edit]

nakhoda (first-person possessive nakhodaku, second-person possessive nakhodamu, third-person possessive nakhodanya)

  1. (nautical) shipowner
    Synonym: cincu
  2. (nautical, military) shipmaster, captain
    Synonyms: cincu, kapten
  3. (nautical) The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner; master.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144

Further reading[edit]

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