qoca

== Azerbaijani == === Etymology === Cognate with Karakhanid [script needed] (koca, “old man”), attested at least since 13th century and Turkish koca (“large; husband”). Likely ultimately from Classical Persian خواجه (xwāja), in which case a doublet of xoca and xozeyin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɡoˈd͡ʒɑ], [ɡoˈd͡zɑ] Hyphenation: qo‧ca === Adjective === qoca (comparative daha qoca, superlative ən qoca, intensive qosqoca) old (of people) Synonyms: yaşlı; see also Thesaurus:qoca Antonyms: gənc, cavan qoca kişi ― old man ==== Derived terms ==== qocalıq (“old age”) qocaman (“venerable”) === Noun === qoca (definite accusative qocanı, plural qocalar) old man, elderly person (Agjabedi, Basarkechar, Barda, Qazakh, Tartar, Bilasuvar) grandmother Synonym: nənə ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== qocaman (“oldest; venerable”) qocalar evi (“retirement home”) === References === Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “qoca”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language]‎[1] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 3, Baku: Şərq-Qərb, page 168