chelinga

noun

che·​lin·​ga

chəˈliŋgə

variants or chelingo

-(ˌ)gō

plural -s

: a boat of light draft pointed at both ends and used on the Coromandel coast

Word History

Etymology

Tamil calaṅku, perhaps from Sanskrit jalaṁga water-going, from jalaṁ (nominative & accusative of jala water) + -ga (akin to gam to go, come)

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