Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Odia, Nepali Scripts झा(Hindi, Marathi, Nepali) ঝা(Bengali) ઝા(Gujarati) ਝਾਅ(Gurmukhi) ଝା(Odia) Pronounced Pron. /ˈd͡ʒʱɑː/(Hindi) /ˈɟʱa/(Bengali) /ˈɟʰa/(Odia) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Derived from Sanskrit अध्यापक (adhyapaka) meaning "teacher".