gunyah

[ guhn-yuh ]

/ ˈgʌn yə /

noun Australian.

an aboriginal hut or shelter.

any crude bush hut or shelter.

Nearby words

gunter rig, gunter's chain, gunther, guntur, gunwale, gunyah, guo moruo, guppy, gupta, gur, gurdjieff

Origin of gunyah

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

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Examples from the Web for gunyah

By night-fall they reached their first night's camp, where they found the "gunyah" very acceptable.
The Overland Expedition of The Messrs. Jardine|Frank Jardine and Alexander Jardine
The meat curing was as usual a slow process, there being no salt, and a gunyah having to be made to smoke it in.
The Overland Expedition of The Messrs. Jardine|Frank Jardine and Alexander Jardine
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
In the evening he partook of a supper of fish and nardoo, and one of the old men shared his gunyah with poor Wills.
Australian Heroes and Adventurers|William Pyke

He then gave Mr. Burke a letter and his watch for his father, and we buried the remainder of the field-books near the gunyah.
A Source Book Of Australian History|Compiled by Gwendolen H. Swinburne

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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