хозяин

Russian

Etymology

Ultimately from a Turkic language. From Old East Slavic хозя (xozja), Chuvash хуҫа (huśa). Cognates include Persian خواجه (xâje), Turkish hoca, Slavic: Ukrainian хазя́їн (xazjájin), Belarusian хадзя́ін (xadzjáin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [xɐˈzʲaɪn]
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Noun

хозя́ин (xozjáin) m anim (genitive хозя́ина, nominative plural хозя́ева, genitive plural хозя́ев, feminine хозя́йка)

  1. owner, proprietor
  2. landlord, housekeeper
  3. boss, master, chief, principal, manager, employer, hirer
  4. man, husband
  5. (computing) host, master
  6. (biology) host

Declension

Synonyms

See also

  • ходжа́ (xodžá) (a later borrowing from Turkic languages or Persian)
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