caam

Yola

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish cam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔːm/

Adjective

caam

1. crooked
   • 1927, “LAMENT OF A WIDOW”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, line 5:

     An Brogeen ee-dreut in a well o Caam Stone.

     And 'Brogeen' drowned in the well of Camstone.

Derived terms

• cambaute
• commaun

References

• Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 130