caman

See also: camán

English

Noun

caman (plural camans)

Archaic form of caiman.

Etymology 2

From Irish camán.

Noun

caman (plural camans)

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)

(sports) stick, club
(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.

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