Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

patamar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pata-mar
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sailing vessel resembling a grab, formerly used in the coasting trade of Bombay and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).

noun

A courier or messenger travelling on foot.

Indian usage

Example Sentences

"In may 1831, I proceeded from Bombay to Panoovellee in a small Patamar, I sailed in the afternoon and arrived there before day break, I paid for the whole Patamar five Rupees, but a boat usually sails every day from Bombay to Panoovellee at the cost of a quarter of a Rupee for each person, […]"

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese patamar.

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: patamar

Usage

Indian usage

Inflected Forms

patamars (plural) patimar (alternative) pattamar (alternative) pattemar (alternative) pattimar (alternative)

Questions

What does patamar mean?: A sailing vessel resembling a grab, formerly used in the coasting trade of Bombay and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
Where does patamar come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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