nakhoda

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English

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Noun

nakhoda (plural nakhodas)

  1. (historical) A travelling merchant in parts of South-East Asia, in charge of a vessel.

Indonesian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  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

Malay

Etymology

From Persian ناخدا (nâxodâ).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

nakhoda (Jawi spelling نخودا, plural nakhoda-nakhoda, informal 1st possessive nakhodaku, 2nd possessive nakhodamu, 3rd possessive nakhodanya)

  1. The captain of a boat.
    Synonym: juragan
  2. The captain of a ship.
    Synonym: kapten

Affixations

Descendants

  • Indonesian: nakhoda

References

  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

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