کجاوه

Persian

Alternative forms
  • گژابه (gažâbe) (obsolete)
کجاوه‌ای بر روی یک فیل ― A howdah on an elephant

Etymology

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Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰä.d͡ʒɑː.wä]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [kʰä.d͡ʒɑː.wä]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [kʰä.d͡ʒɔː.wä]

Readings
Classical reading? kajāwa
Dari reading? kajāwa
Iranian reading? kajâve
Tajik reading? kajova

Noun

کجاوه • (kajâve) (plural کجاوه‌ها (kajâve-hâ))

  1. a howdah

See also
  • تختِ روان (taxt-e ravân)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “کجاوه”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

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