Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Ultimately from a Turkic language. From Old East Slavic хозя (xozja), Chuvash хуҫа (huś̬a). Cognates include Persian خواجه (xâje), Turkish hoca, Slavic: Russian хозя́ин (xozjáin), Belarusian хадзя́ін (xadzjáin).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [xɐˈzʲajin]
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Noun

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хазя́їн (xazjájinm pers (genitive хазя́їна, nominative plural хазяї́ or хазяїни́, genitive plural хазяї́в or хазяїні́в)

  1. owner, proprietor
  2. boss, master, chief, principal, manager, employer, hirer
  3. entrepreneur, capitalist
  4. peasant farmer
  5. landlord, head of household
  6. man, husband
  7. ruler
  8. (computing) host, master
  9. (biology) host

Declension

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  NODES
Note 1