gunyah

American  

[guhn-yuh] / ˈgʌn yə /

noun

Australian.

1. an Aboriginal hut or shelter.

2. any crude bush hut or shelter.

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gunyah British  

/ ˈɡʌnjə /

noun

1. a bush hut or shelter

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Etymology

Origin of gunyah

First recorded in 1790–1800, gunyah is from the Dharuk word gu-n'i

Example Sentences

But he dozed now, out there in the clear patch where the gunyah stood, free of all thoughts of men and cages.

From Finn The Wolfhound by Buxton, Robert Hugh

As he reached the end of the gunyah, a kind of roar burst from his swelling chest and, in that instant, the two dingoes flung themselves forward in flight, Finn after them.

From Finn The Wolfhound by Buxton, Robert Hugh

Some young gins stood by a gunyah, and he saw one of the horsemen point to them, and turn and say something to his companions.

From Colonial Born A tale of the Queensland bush by Spence, Percy F. S. (Percy Frederick Seaton)

And the third thing that happened in that instant was the arrival at the end of the gunyah of Finn.

From Finn The Wolfhound by Buxton, Robert Hugh

Then he wiped it carefully on his towel, and hung it up inside the gunyah.

From Finn The Wolfhound by Buxton, Robert Hugh