kajavah
kajavah is the alternative form of kajawah.
Meaning of kajawah
Noun
kajawah (plural kajawahs)
- A 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 151
- Similar vehicles borne by other animals.
- 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...1877, Robert Arthur Arnold, Through Persia by Caravan, page 125
Forms of kajavah
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- Kajavah is the alternative form of kajawah.
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