kamanas

Etymology
A vowel assimilation assimilation (e to a) variant of an old en-stem word — with an extra final -e — “spruce or oak bark,” figuratively also “sleigh” (in the plural, apparently because in ancient times heavy loads were transported over peeled-off tree bark as if over runners), from  , from the ablauted form  of  “to squeeze, to compress,” therefore also “bent, round” (whence 🇨🇬 dialectal , ). Cognates include 🇨🇬,, , 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 dialectal.

Noun

 * 1)  sleigh vehicle on runners pulled by animals over snow or ice

Usage notes
The original singular form kamana is attested only in folk songs.