கட்டுமரம்

Tamil

Etymology

From கட்டு (kaṭṭu, “tie, bind”) +‎ மரம் (maram, “log, tree”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaʈːumaɾ̪am/, [kəʈːʊməɾ̪əm]

Noun

கட்டுமரம் • (kaṭṭumaram) (plural கட்டுமரங்கள்)

a makeshift boat made by binding logs together with a rope; raft
Synonyms: படகு (paṭaku), கப்பல் (kappal), நாவாய் (nāvāy)

Descendants

→ English: catamaran

References

University of Madras (1924–1936), “கட்டுமரம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press

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