cadjan

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noun

A form of parchment made from leaves of the coconut palm, formerly used in Asia.

OriginMalay kajang →
Scrabble 16
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Meanings

nouncadjan (countable and uncountable, plural cadjans)

plural cadjans · alternative cajan · alternative cadjang

  1. countableuncountableA form of parchment made from leaves of the coconut palm, formerly used in Asia.
  2. countableuncountableA woven mat of leaves of the coconut palm, traditionally used for roofing and walls in Asia.

    As I knew I should have to build a house at Dorey, where I was going, I took with me eighty cadjans, or waterproof mats, made of pandanus leaves, to cover over my baggage on first landing, and to help to roof my house afterwards.

    1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 299

Origin

  1. Malaykajang
  2. Englishcadjan

Borrowed from Malay kajang.

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APA

cadjan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cadjan

MLA

“cadjan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cadjan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cadjan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cadjan.

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