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Pashto
Noun
کدخدا • (kadxudā́) m
- village elder, village headman, head of a family
Derived terms
References
- Pashtoon, Zeeya A. (2009) “کدخدا”, in Pashto–English Dictionary, Hyattsville: Dunwoody Press
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian (ktkhwt’y /kadag-xwadāy/). Also analyzable in Modern Persian as کده (kade, “house, village”) + خدا (xodâ, “master, lord”).
Pronunciation
| Readings
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| Classical reading?
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kaḏxuḏā
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| Dari reading?
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kadxudā
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| Iranian reading?
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kadxodâ
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| Tajik reading?
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kadxudo
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Noun
کدخدا • (kadxodâ, kodxodâ)
- village headman, mayor
- (archaic) master of the house, husband
- (historical) tithe officer
Synonyms
- دهخدا (deh-xodâ) (village mayor)
Descendants
See also