patamar

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patamar

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Borrowed from Portuguese patamar.

noun patamars · patimar · pattamar · pattemar · pattimar

A sailing vessel resembling a grab, formerly used in the coasting trade of Bombay and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). 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, […]
India, historical A courier or messenger travelling on foot.

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@misc{patamar_2026,
  title = {patamar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/patamar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}