caman

See also: camán and c̣amaṅ

English

Etymology 1

Noun

caman (plural camans)

1. Archaic form of caiman.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Irish camán.

Noun

caman (plural camans)

1. Synonym of shinty (“stick used to hit the ball in the game of shinty”).

Related terms

• camogie

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cammán. By surface analysis, cam (“curved, bent, crooked”) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaman/

Noun

caman m (genitive singular camain, plural camain or camanan)

1. (sports) stick, club
2. (music) quaver

Usage notes

• As a sports term implies its end is curved, so can be used for a shinty, hurling or golf stick, but not eg for a cricket bat.