Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tjanting

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tjant-ing
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: ꦕꦤ꧀ꦛꦶꦁ

Inflected Forms

tjantings (plural) canting (alternative)

Questions

What does tjanting mean?: A pen-like tool used to apply liquid wax in the batik process.
Where does tjanting come from?: From Javanese ꦕꦤ꧀ꦛꦶꦁ (canthing), in Old Dutch orthography.

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