palm-leaf manuscript

noun

a medium of writing made of dried palm leaves, traditionally used in the Indian subcontinent and in Southeast Asia

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Meanings

nounpalm-leaf manuscript (plural palm-leaf manuscripts)

plural palm-leaf manuscripts

  1. a medium of writing made of dried palm leaves, traditionally used in the Indian subcontinent and in Southeast Asia

Translations

Indonesian lontar
  • lontarmedium of writing
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