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”)

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cammán; 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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