nacodah

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Malay nakhoda, from Persian ناخدا (nâxodâ).

Noun

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nacodah (plural nacodahs)

  1. The captain of a boat or other vessel.
    • 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 244:
      The proas are owned by Malays, each one commanded by a head man or nacodah.