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tjanting

tjanting noun: a pen-like tool used to apply liquid wax in the batik process.

Noun

tjanting (plural tjantings)

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

Forms of tjanting

pluraltjantings
alternative formcanting

Origin of tjanting

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

Questions about tjanting

What does tjanting mean?
Tjanting means a pen-like tool used to apply liquid wax in the batik process.
What part of speech is tjanting?
Tjanting is a noun.
What is the plural of tjanting?
The plural of tjanting is tjantings.

Words near tjanting in the dictionary

  1. Tjaden
  2. Tjadens
  3. tjaele
  4. tjalk
  5. tjalks
  6. tjanting
  7. tjantings
  8. Tjapaltjarri
  9. tjaty
  10. Tjeker
  11. Tjekker

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