(colloquial, obsolete, rare) A quarrelsome woman; a scold.
(obsolete) A raft of three pieces of wood lashed together, the middle piece being longer than the others, and serving as a keel on which the rower squats while paddling.
(obsolete) An old kind of fireship.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌkæ.tə.məˈɹæn/
Etymology
From Tamil கட்டுமரம் (kaṭṭumaram), from கட்டு (kaṭṭu, “to tie”) + மரம் (maram, “tree, wood”).