ojha
ojha noun: a sorcerer or folk healer in parts of India and Nepal.
Noun
ojha (plural ojhas)
- A sorcerer or folk healer in parts of India and Nepal.
- No one ascends the mountain through fear of the demon, except an Ojha or sorcerer, who sacrifices a goat at the foot of the hill before he makes the attempt.1894, William Crooke, An introduction to the popular religion and folklore of northern India, Allahabad, page 36
- In 1986 it was reported that an ojha had healed a mentally deranged Chakma woman by ‘using all the abusive words to the evil spirit who was believed to have possessed this village woman.’1993, Richard Maxwell Eaton, The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760, page 296n
Proper noun capitalized: Ojha
Ojha (plural Ojhas)
- A surname from Hindi.
ojha meaning in Hindi
ojha in Hindi
- Ojha
- ओझा ojhā
Forms of ojha
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | ojhas |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Ojhas |
Origin of ojha
From Hindi ओझा (ojhā, “witch doctor”).
Borrowed from Hindi ओझा (ojhā), from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya). Doublet of Upadhyaya, Khoja, Khwaja, hodja, Hoxha, howadji, and Osho.
Questions about ojha
- What does ojha mean?
- Ojha means a sorcerer or folk healer in parts of India and Nepal.
- What is ojha in Hindi?
- Ojha in Hindi is ओझा (ojhā). See Ojha meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is ojha?
- Ojha can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of ojha?
- The plural of ojha is ojhas.
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