Etymology

kajawah

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Today it means: A camel-borne pannier, litter, or cacolet. Full definition →

Hindi कजावा ← Classical Persian کجاوه
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The story

  1. Classical Persian · derived fromکجاوه“kajawah, howdah”
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromकजावा
  3. English todaykajawah

From Hindi कजावा (kajāvā), from Urdu and Classical Persian کجاوه (kajāwa, “kajawah, howdah”).

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