tjanting

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noun

A pen-like tool used to apply liquid wax in the batik process.

OriginJavanese ꦕꦤ꧀ꦛꦶꦁ →
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Meanings

nountjanting (plural tjantings)

plural tjantings · alternative canting

  1. A pen-like tool used to apply liquid wax in the batik process.

Origin

  1. Javaneseꦕꦤ꧀ꦛꦶꦁ
  2. Englishtjanting

From Javanese ꦕꦤ꧀ꦛꦶꦁ (canthing), in Old Dutch orthography.

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APA

tjanting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tjanting

MLA

“tjanting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tjanting. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tjanting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tjanting.

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