Meanings
plural kajawahs · alternative kajawa · alternative kajava · alternative kujawah · alternative cajua · alternative cajava · alternative kedgwa · alternative kedgway · alternative cedgeway · alternative cadjowa · alternative kedjavé · alternative kerjava · alternative kidjawah · alternative kidjahwah · alternative khajawah · alternative kajaweh
- EastMiddleSouth AsiahistoricalA camel-borne pannier, litter, or cacolet.
Women of note trauell vpon Coozelbash-camels, each Camell loaded with two cages (or cajuaes as they call them) which hang on either side the beast.
1634, Thomas Herbert, A Relation of Some Yeares Trauaile, Begunne Anno 1626, into Afrique and the Greater Asia, page 1511 more example
For the carriage of sick the camel is fairly well suited, the main difficulty being the kujawah, cradle or chair, the correct shape, size and weight of which can only be decided by actual experiment in hills as well as plains and under varying conditions.
1880, Journal of the United Service Institution of India, volumes 9-10 1880-1881, page 44 - EastMiddlehistoricalSimilar vehicles borne by other animals.
1 more example
For men and women who suffer from being in the saddle for so many hours, there is a choice between the "kerjava" and the "takht-i-rawan." The kerjava, in its best appearance, takes the form of two very small gypsy tents made of light bands of wood, the top bent circular, and covered with shawls or carpets. In each of these tents a man or woman sits after the kerjavas have been slung, like panniers, across the saddle of a strong mule. In the kerjava one must sit cross-legged, or with one's feet hanging out.
1877, Robert Arthur Arnold, Through Persia by Caravan, page 125
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Classical Persianکجاوه“kajawah, howdah”
- Hindiकजावा
- Englishkajawah
From Hindi कजावा (kajāvā), from Urdu and Classical Persian کجاوه (kajāwa, “kajawah, howdah”).
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Arabic هَوْدَج, مَحْمَل
- هَوْدَج (hawdaj)Translations
- مَحْمَل (maḥmal)Translations
- مِحَفَّة (miḥaffa)Translations
Hindi कजावा
- कजावा (kajāvā)Translations
Persian کجاوه
- کجاوه (kajāwa)Translations
Urdu کجاوه
- کجاوهTranslations
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