いかだ

Etymology
From. Found in the , completed some time after 759.

Appears to be a compound. One proposed derivation might be from, with ikashi ita shifting to ika ita and then ikada.

Noun

 * 1)   a raft
 * 2)   a raft armor
 * 3)   a  shaped like a raft
 * 4)   a skewered baby-eel kabayaki

Etymology
Appears to be a compound. One proposed derivation might be from, with ikashi ita shifting to ika ita and then ikada.

Noun

 * 1) a raft
 * 2) a boat