nakhoda

See also: Nakhoda

English

Noun

nakhoda (plural nakhodas)

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

Alternative forms

Indonesian

Alternative forms

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

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