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cadjan

cadjan noun: a form of parchment made from leaves of the coconut palm, formerly used in Asia.

Noun

cadjan (countable and uncountable, plural cadjans)

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

Forms of cadjan

pluralcadjans
alternative formcajan
alternative formcadjang

Origin of cadjan

Borrowed from Malay kajang.

Questions about cadjan

What does cadjan mean?
Cadjan means a form of parchment made from leaves of the coconut palm, formerly used in Asia.
What part of speech is cadjan?
Cadjan is a noun.
What is the plural of cadjan?
The plural of cadjan is cadjans.

Words near cadjan in the dictionary

  1. cadis
  2. Cadishead
  3. cadism
  4. Cadix
  5. Cadiz
  6. cadjan
  7. cadjang
  8. cadjangs
  9. cadjans
  10. cadjee
  11. cadjees

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