хоҷагӣ

Tajik

Etymology

From хоҷа (xoja) +‎ -гӣ (-gi). The usage of it to mean "a sector or type of economy" is a phono-semantic matching of Russian хозяйство (xozjajstvo). Compare Uzbek xoʻjalik, Turkmen hojalyk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xɑd͡ʒaɡi/, [χɔ.d͡ʒä.ɡi]

Noun

хоҷагӣ • (xojagi) (Persian spelling خواجگی)

1. a wealthy merchant
2. chiefship, mastership
3. a sector or type of economy

Derived terms

• хоҷагии деҳқонӣ (xojagi-yi dehqoni, “farm”)
• хоҷагии қишлоқ (xojagi-yi qišloq, “agriculture”)
• хоҷагии манзилию коммуналӣ (xojagi-yi manziliyu kommunali, “municipal or urban engineering”)
• хоҷагии халқ (xojagi-yi xalq, “national economy”)
• хоҷагии ҷангал (xojagi-yi jangal, “forestry”)
• хоҷагии шаҳр (xojagi-yi šahr, “urban economy”)