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nachoda, nacoda, nahoda, nakhuda, nakoda, nohuda

nakhoda (plural nakhodas)

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

nakoda, nangkoda, nahkoda (all nonstandard)

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

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

nakhoda (plural nakhoda-nakhoda)

(nautical) shipowner
Synonym: cincu
(nautical, military) shipmaster, captain
Synonyms: cincu, kapten
(nautical) The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner; master.

^ 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

“nakhoda” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

From Persian ناخدا (nâxodâ).^[1]

(Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [na.ko.də]
- Rhymes: -də, -ə
(Baku) IPA^(key): [na.ko.da]
- Rhymes: -da, -a
Hyphenation: na‧kho‧da

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

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

nakhodai (“to be captain for”)

Indonesian: nakhoda

^ 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

“nakhoda” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.