Telugu edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from Arabic عُهْدَة (ʕuhda). Compare Hindustani عُہدَہ / ओहदा (ohdā), Marathi हुद्दा (huddā), Gujarati હોદ્દો (hoddo).

Noun edit

హోదా (hōdā? (plural హోదాలు)

  1. office, authority, rank.