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Etymology of Osho

Borrowed from Japanese 和(お)尚(しょう) (oshō, “priest; preceptor”); ultimately from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya). Doublet of Ojha, Upadhyaya, Khoja, Khwaja, hodja, Hoxha, and howadji.

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A religious and spiritual leader from India.

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Borrowed from Japanese 和(お)尚(しょう) (oshō, “priest; preceptor”); ultimately from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya). Doublet of Ojha, Upadhyaya, Khoja, Khwaja, hodja, Hoxha, and howadji.

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