ओझा

Hindi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀑𑀛𑀸𑀅 (ojhāa), 𑀉𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀸𑀅 (uajjhāa), 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀸𑀅 (ujjhāa), 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀛 (ujjha), from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya, “teacher [of the Vedas]”). Notably borrowed into Middle Chinese 和尚 (MC ɦuɑ|ɦuɑ^H d͡ʑɨɐŋ|d͡ʑɨɐŋ^H, “high priest, head monk”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /oː.d͡ʒʱɑː/

Noun

ओझा • (ojhā) m

witch doctor, sorcerer, exorcist; shaman

Declension

Declension of ओझा
	Singular	Plural
Direct	ओझा (ojhā)	ओझे (ojhe)
Oblique	ओझे (ojhe)	ओझों (ojhõ)
Vocative	ओझे (ojhe)	ओझो (ojho)

Proper noun

ओझा • (ojhā) m

Ojha (a sub-caste of Brahmins; member of this caste)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ओझा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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