caman

== English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Irish camán. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkamən/ ==== Noun ==== caman (plural camans) Synonym of shinty (“stick used to hit the ball in the game of shinty”). ===== Related terms ===== camogie === Etymology 2 === Alternative forms. ==== Noun ==== caman (plural camans) Archaic form of caiman. == 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.