Alternative spellings of this word include Khoj.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Khoja.—(EI 6), a merchant. Cf. Khwāja, the Muslim title of distinction. Note: khoja is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Khoja in the Assamese language is the name of a plant identified with Callicarpa arborea Roxb. from the Verbenaceae (Verbena) family. For the possible medicinal usage of khoja, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Khoja in India is the name of a plant defined with Callicarpa arborea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aganon umbellata Raf. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Sylva Tellur. (1838)
· Numer. List (1826)
· Novae Plantarum Species praesertim Indiae Orientalis (1821)
· Pharmacologyonline
· Prodr. (DC.) (1847)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1832)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Khoja, for example health benefits, diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

khōjā (खोजा).—m ( P) An eunuch. 2 ( P) A large tray. 3 ( P) A Muhammadan of respectability.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

khōjā (खोजा).—m An eunuch. A respectable Mahomedan. A large tray.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Khoja (खोज) [Also spelled khoj]:—(nf) search, quest, investigation; discovery; exploration; —[khabara lenā] to enquire about one’s welfare; —[miṭānā] to wipe out all traces (of); to efface the footprints (of).

2) Khojā (खोजा):—(nm) a eunuch (esp. one employed to be in attendance in a royal harem); a trading Muslim community.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Khōjā (ಖೋಜಾ):—[noun] = ಖೊಜ್ಜೆ [khojje].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Khoja-anusandhana, Khojabar, Khojakhabara, Khojakhaja, Khojamela, Khojana, Khojatalasa.

Ends with: Billikhoja, Sodhakhoja.

Full-text: Khoj, Koca.

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