gunyah

[ guhn-yuh ]

/ ˈgʌn yə /

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noun Australian.

an Aboriginal hut or shelter.

any crude bush hut or shelter.

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Origin of gunyah

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

Words nearby gunyah

Gunther, Günther's disease, gun-toting, Guntur, gunwale, gunyah, Günz, Günzberg's test, Guo Moruo, guppy, Gupta

How to use gunyah in a sentence

As we rode up we could see a gunyah made out of boughs, and a longish wing of dogleg fence, made light but well put together.
Robbery Under Arms|Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf Boldrewood
He went away to his gunyah then, and except doing one or two things for Starlight would not lift his hand for any one that day.
Robbery Under Arms|Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf Boldrewood
The only other sign of Stingaree was a hank of rope flung carelessly across the gunyah roof.
Stingaree|E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
Bowen's answer was to hand his weapon over to Kilbride and to creep into the gunyah on his hands and knees.
Stingaree|E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung

Backing precipitately out of the gunyah, he turned round before rising upright—and remained upon his knees after all.
Stingaree|E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung

British Dictionary definitions for gunyah

gunyah

/ (ˈɡʌnjə) /

noun

Australian a bush hut or shelter

Word Origin for gunyah

C19: from a native Australian language

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