کجاوه

Persian

Alternative forms

• گژابه (gažâbe) (obsolete)

کجاوه‌ای بر روی یک فیل ― A howdah on an elephant

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ka.d͡ʒɑː.wa]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰä.d͡ʒɑː.wä]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʲæ.d͡ʒɒː.ve]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰä.d͡ʒɔ.vä]

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